A policy voice
For the Supported Employment sector, helping shape understanding, priorities and decision-making at a national level.
2026 European Supported Employment Conference
2026 European Employment Conference
2026 European Supported Employment Conference
2026 European Employment Conference
BASE exists to champion evidence-based Supported Employment so disabled, neurodivergent and disadvantaged people can access good-quality employment with the right support.
We want a labour market where access to employment, quality support and employer confidence are built into the system rather than treated as optional extras.
This reflects BASE’s long-standing position that employment is for all, and that quality Supported Employment delivers better outcomes for individuals, employers and communities.
BASE exists to promote, protect and strengthen the Supported Employment model so that disabled, neurodivergent and disadvantaged people can access good-quality employment with the right support.
Our Strategic Plan sets out how we will work with members, employers, commissioners and policymakers to reduce the Disability Employment Gap by embedding evidence-based practice, improving quality and influencing policy.
Focused on better outcomes
The aim is not just access to work, but access to good-quality employment supported by evidence, quality and meaningful partnership.
A national role with a practical purpose
BASE helps make Supported Employment more clearly understood, more consistently delivered and better embedded across policy, commissioning and practice.
We work on behalf of our members and the people they support to ensure Supported Employment is understood, commissioned and delivered consistently across the UK.
Values that guide our work
Disabled, neurodivergent and disadvantaged people remain at the heart of all policy, quality and practice decisions.
We challenge low expectations and promote access to meaningful, sustainable careers, not short-term or tokenistic roles.
We work collaboratively with employers, providers, commissioners, researchers and government, recognising that system change requires shared ownership.
We promote model fidelity and continuous improvement, recognising that quality practice leads directly to better outcomes.
Our Strategic Plan sets out how BASE will strengthen quality, influence policy, support employers and reduce the Disability Employment Gap through evidence-based Supported Employment.
