On Wednesday 10 June, @UKHouseofLords will debate the Autism Act 2009 Committee's report.
The Committee recommended that the Government urgently deliver the new autism strategy, so it’s ready to launch when the current one expires in July 2026
House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Committee
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House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Committee
@HLAutismActCom
News & information from the Lords committee on the Autism Act 2009. Produced by staff on behalf of the committee. The committee has now completed its work.
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- In the debate, Lords members will question the Minister about delivering the new strategy, and the Minister will respond. See which members have signed up to take part so far: lordswhips.org.uk/speakers-lists… The debate will start at approximately 3.50pm and last around 2.5 hours.Due to changes to planned business in the House of Lords today, the debate on the Committee’s report should now start at about 4.40pm. Watch live parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/a3… Read the Hansard transcript after the debate hansard.parliament.uk/lords
- Replying to @HLAutismActComFind out about attending the debate in person parliament.uk/visiting/visit… Arrive early to pass through security and gain access to the public gallery. Access depends on capacity, so can’t be guaranteed. The debate can also be viewed live or on demand on Parliamentlive.tvSee what our chair Baroness Rock said, when the report was published at the end of last year. ⬇️
00:00 - 🧵 [1] Today on 23 January, the Government published its response to the Committee's report which can be read via the linked image below or here:Replying to @HLAutismActCom🧵 [3] ... We will draw on the totality of evidence and, where needed, engage with stakeholders and people with lived experience to build on the committee’s suggestions."
🧵 [4] In the coming months, a debate about the report in the House of Lords is expected. In the debate, members of the Lords can question a Government minister about the response. Post to be published here when the debate is announced. - Our report out 23 November calls on @GOVUK to deliver an effective new autism strategy. Open this link committees.parliament.uk/committee/770/… to view the: ♾ Full report ♾ Easy Read report (including accessible version) ♾ Report summary, conclusions and recommendations ♾ Shorthand storyWe completed our work as of report publication on 23 November, and the Committee has formally ceased to exist. This means that the Committee won't have any more meetings and can’t do any follow-up work.
- Replying to @HLAutismActCom and @GOVUK@GOVUK must publish a written response to our report. This is meant to happen within 2 months. The response is to be published on the Committee’s parliamentary website. Afterwards, the Chair is expected to lead a debate on the report in the House of Lords.
- 🚨 ♾ Our report out today calls on @GOVUK to deliver an effective new autism strategy. Open this link committees.parliament.uk/committee/770/… to view: - Full report - Easy Read report - Report summary with conclusions and recommendations - Shorthand Message from our Chair (below) ⬇️
00:00 - REMINDER: Our report shall be published on Sunday 23 November. From this date, open this link committees.parliament.uk/committee/770/… to access the following: - Full report - Report summary with the list of conclusions and recommendations - Shorthand (shorter summary of our report's key points).
- 🧵 [1/5] We have recently agreed our report on the Autism Act 2009. The report shall be published on Sunday 23 November.Replying to @HLAutismActCom🧵 [4/5] In our inquiry, we examined how well the Autism Act and government autism strategies have been working. We spoke to dozens of autistic people and their allies from from this country and took written evidence from hundreds more.🧵 [5/5] Now that our report has been agreed, the Committee’s work has finished. Find out more about the Committee and our inquiry here:
