Committees

Autism Act 2009

Inquiry

This inquiry is currently accepting evidence

The committee wants to hear your views. We welcome submissions from anyone with answers to the questions in the call for evidence. You can submit evidence until Monday 2 June 2025.

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Upcoming events

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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

Past events

Monday 12 May 2025
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 12 May 2025
2:45pm
  • Alice Willans (Chair of Youth Council at Ambitious about Autism)
  • Anita Harrington
  • Tania Tirraoro (Founder and Co-Director at Special Needs Jungle Ltd)
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 8 May 2025
10:00am Private
10:15am Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 8 May 2025
10:15am
  • Sarah Wild (Headteacher at Limpsfield Grange School)
  • Dr Nicola Crossley (SEND (Special Educational Educational Needs) representative at Association of School and College Leaders)
  • Dr Anne Heavey (Director at Insights for Ambition Institute, and Member of SEND inclusion in education expert group at Department for Education)
11:20am
  • James Bullion (Interim Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care at Care Quality Commission)
  • Professor Sheila the Baroness Hollins
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 1 May 2025
10:00am Private
Private meeting 1 May 2025
Virtual meeting
Monday 28 April 2025
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
Autism Act 2009 - Oral evidence 28 April 2025
2:45pm
  • John Phillipson (CEO at North East Autism Society)
  • Dr Ashok Roy (Former Clinical Lead for Learning Disabilities at Health Education England and Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Medical Director at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust)
  • Prof Rebecca Charlton (Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London)
3:50pm
  • Prof Karen Guldberg (Professor of Autism Studies at University of Birmingham, and Chair of Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group at Department for Education)
  • Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson (Professor of Developmental Psychology at University of Edinburgh)
  • Dr Jonathan Vincent (Lecturer in Higher Education at Lancaster University)
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