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Autism Act 2009

Inquiry

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The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 2 June 2025.

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Monday 7 July 2025
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 7 July 2025
2:45pm
  • Tim Nicholls (Director of Policy at National Autistic Society)
  • Dr James Cusack (CEO at Autistica)
  • Mr Adam Micklethwaite (Director at Autism Alliance UK)
  • Jolanta Lasota (CEO at Ambitious about Autism, and Chair at Autism Alliance UK)
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 30 June 2025
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 30 June 2025
2:45pm
  • Stephen Kinnock (Minister of State for Care at Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC))
  • Alison McGovern MP (Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions)
  • Catherine McKinnell MP (Minister for School Standards at Department for Education)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Monday 23 June 2025
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 23 June 2025
2:45pm
  • Fazeela Hafejee (Assistant Director of Adults with Disabilities at Bradford Council, and Representative at Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS))
  • Nigel Minns (Chair of Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee at Association of Directors of Children’s Services)
  • Professor Asif Zia (Chief Medical Officer at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, and Chair of Mental Health Medical Director Forum at NHS Confederation)
3:50pm
  • Tom Cahill (National Director of Learning Disability and Autism Programme at NHS England)
  • Dr Adrian James (Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, at NHS England)
  • Dr Ken Courtenay (Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disability at NHS England)
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
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

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The Autism Act 2009 Committee published its report on 23 November 2024. The Committee ceased to exist upon publication of the report. If you would like further information on the work of the House of Lords or its committees please contact the House of Lords Enquiry Service by email at hlinfo@parliament.uk or by phone on 0800 223 0855 (freephone) or 020 7219 3107.