Advance offers individualised, specialist support for people who have experienced mental health issues to enter or retain employment. Work Choice Prime Contractor for Birmingham & Solihull and the Black Country with a complete supply chain in place experienced in delivering employment support services to the most disadvantaged particularly people with health issues or disabilities. www.advanceuk.org

Mind has been campaigning for better mental health for over 60 years and is now the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. Our vision is of a society that promotes and protects good mental health for all, and that treats people with experience of mental distress fairly, positively, and with respect. We believe everyone is entitled to the care they need. www.mind.org.uk

Pluss is a local authority owned, non-profit distributing Social Enterprise that provides specialist employment solutions for people who face complex disability and health related barriers. As a prime provider of the DWP Work Choice programme Pluss operates fully established security, performance management and total quality systems. www.pluss.org.uk

Action for Blind People (Action), a national charity founded in 1857, exists to “inspire change and create opportunities to enable blind and partially sighted people to have equal voice and equal choice”. Action for Blind People’s USP is our person-centred holistic approach and our specialist expertise, and we have delivered a variety of employment and skills development services for visually impaired people for many years. www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk

Scope envisage a world where disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their life ambitions as non-disabled people. All service developments designed to support disabled people should enable them to become increasingly independent and to live their lives within the community of their choice. No more. No less. Together we can create a better society. www.scope.org.uk

Mencap has grown to be the largest organisation in England delivering services to people with a learning disability with a current annual turnover of £190m. We have built an infrastructure which specialises in the delivery of supported employment programmes, and our current funders include: Work Choice (previously Workstep and Work Prep), Local Authorities, FE sector colleges, ESF (co-financed through JCP, LSC and LA) and Connexions. www.mencap.org.uk

United Response is a national charity which supports people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and physical disabilities. We run a number of dedicated employment related projects, including supported employment services and learning and skills development projects to help people gain the skills, qualifications and confidence they need. www.unitedresponse.org.uk

Leonard Cheshire Disability works across the UK and in 54 countries around the world. We are a pan-disability charity and have become one of the largest providers or care and innovative support services which include education, employment and enterprise, sport, health and wellbeing initiatives. We campaign for change and enable disabled people to be more independent and make choices about the way they live their lives. www.LCDisability.org