I WANT to allay any concerns Ken Stubbs has about Remploy’s move from public ownership to become a social business operating in the private sector by March 2015 (Echo, 28 July).

In the past five years Remploy has found more than 80,000 jobs for disabled and disadvantaged people, an outstanding achievement when you consider that for some of this time the economy was in recession.

Acquiring a partner or investor in Remploy will allow us to grow and develop as a company and – crucially – support many more thousands of disabled people into work.

It will also give us much-needed freedom and flexibility to raise funds and be more competitive than ever before in new and existing markets.

But as we embark on this exciting next stage in our development, I want to emphasise that there are some important things that won’t change.

For example, Remploy’s fundamental belief that every disabled person can, with appropriate support and specialist advice, secure sustainable employment; and the importance of our partnerships with more than 2,500 employers, which are so vital to delivering sustainable employment.

Indeed, our partners recognise that employing disabled people delivers social and economic value for business and as a result they are working with us to transform the lives of disabled people who, in many cases, face formidable barriers to finding employment.

Beth Carruthers, Remploy.