Committees

Autism Act 2009 Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Autism Act 2009 Committee was appointed to consider the Autism Act 2009 and to make recommendations.

Follow the Committee on Bluesky, LinkedIn, or X (formerly Twitter). 

Upcoming events

View all events
Monday 16 June 2025
3:00pm Private
3:15pm Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 16 June 2025
3:15pm
  • Dr Katie Maras (Reader in Psychology at University of Bath)
  • Dr Alexandra Lewis (Consultant psychiatrist at Cambridge & Peterborough Foundation NHS Trust)
  • Martin Jones CBE (HM Chief Inspector of Probation at HM Inspectorate of Probation)
  • John Nelson (Chair at National Police Autism Association)
5:30pm
  • Dr Marie Tidball (Author, ‘Disabling Criminal Justice: the Governance of Autistic Adult Defendants in the English Criminal Justice System’ and Chair at All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism)
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Past events

Wednesday 11 June 2025
12:00pm
Visit 11 June 2025
Bow, London borough of Tower Hamlets
Monday 9 June 2025
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 9 June 2025
2:45pm
  • Dan Harris (Founder and Chairperson at Neurodiversity in Business)
  • Sian Foster (Director of Service Development at DFN Project SEARCH)
  • Tegan Mulby
  • Char Bailey
4:00pm
  • Rob Walters (Technical Director at Patronbase)
  • Peter Stokes (Neurodiversity and Social Mobility Manager at Babcock)
  • Mayur Gondhea (Founder at CubeLynx)
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 2 June 2025
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 2 June 2025
2:45pm
  • Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KC
  • Professor Amanda Kirby
  • Sir Charlie Mayfield
3:45pm
  • Simon Froud (Director of Adult Social Care and Statutory DASS at Telford & Wrekin Council, and Sponsor at West Midlands ADASS learning disability and autism network)
  • Dr Emma Bradley (Consultant Paediatrician at Sirona Care & Health)
  • Dr Victoria Bates (Child autism assessment lead at Sirona Care & Health)
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 19 May 2025
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 19 May 2025
2:45pm
  • Professor Kim Hoque (Professor of Human Resource Management at King’s College London)
  • Professor Anna Remington (Director of the Centre for Research in Autism and Education at University College London (UCL))
  • Laura Davis (CEO at British Association of Supported Employment)
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: HLAutismAct2009@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 4621 (Committee Staff) | 020 7219 8286 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Autism Act 2009 Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW