The National Employment Panel closed on 31 March 2008. Following a recommendation of the Leitch Review of Skills, it will merge with the Sector Skills Development Agency and be succeeded by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. The UK Commission began operation on 1 April 2008. For more information, please visit www.ukces.org.uk

For the past ten years, the National Employment Panel has advised Government on labour market policies and performance. It has pioneered ways in which employers and demand-led strategies can help disadvantaged people move from poverty into jobs that contribute to productivity and growth. Panel publications, including our legacy document, Leading Change, Changing Lives, are available from the DWP website.

Our city-regional Employer Coalition network will continue to operate as part of Working Ventures UK. For more information on Working Ventures, please visit www.wvuk.co.uk