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Autism Act 2009

Inquiry

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The deadline for submissions was Monday 2 June 2025.

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Past events

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 MP (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

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