Autism Act 2009
Inquiry by the Autism Act 2009 Committee, 27 February 2025 to 10 November 2025. Its page on the Parliament website.
Reports and responses
- Report - Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy (23 November 2025)
- Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy - Summary and list of conclusions and recommendations (23 November 2025)
- Accessible Easy Read Report - Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy (24 November 2025)
- Government response to the House of Lords Committee on the Autism Act 2009 Committee report - ‘Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy’ (23 January 2026)
Evidence sessions
- : Virginia Bovell, Tree House school; Virginia Bovell, Ambitious about Autism; Virginia Bovell, National Autistic Society; Paula McGowan; Dr Rachel Moseley, University of Bournemouth
- 10 March 2025: Professor Martin Knapp, London School of Economics & Political Science; Autistica; Jolanta Lasota, Ambitious about Autism; Jolanta Lasota, Autism Alliance UK
- 10 March 2025: Autism Alliance UK; Disability Rights UK; National Autistic Society
- 17 March 2025: National Autistic Society; National Autistic Society; Marsha Martin, Black SEN Mamas
- 24 March 2025: Royal College of Psychiatrists; Prof Mark Mon-Williams, University of Leeds
- 24 March 2025: Jonathan Green, Manchester University; Prof Bryony Beresford, University of York; Prof Will Mandy, University College London (UCL)
- 31 March 2025: Dr Mary Doherty; Prof Jeremy Parr, Newcastle University; Prof André Strydom, King’s College London
- 31 March 2025: Dr Sarah Cassidy, Nottingham University; Autism Action; Prof Ailsa Russell
- 28 April 2025: Prof Karen Guldberg, University of Birmingham; Prof Karen Guldberg, Department for Education; Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson, University of Edinburgh; Dr Jonathan Vincent, Lancaster University
- 28 April 2025: North East Autism Society; Dr Ashok Roy, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Prof Rebecca Charlton, Goldsmiths, University of London
- 8 May 2025: Care Quality Commission; Professor Sheila the Baroness Hollins
- 8 May 2025: Limpsfield Grange School; Association of School and College Leaders; Dr Anne Heavey, Insights for Ambition Institute; Dr Anne Heavey, Department for Education
- 12 May 2025: Ambitious about Autism; Anita Harrington; Special Needs Jungle Ltd
- 19 May 2025: Professor Kim Hoque, King’s College London; Professor Anna Remington, University College London (UCL); British Association of Supported Employment
- 2 June 2025: Telford & Wrekin Council; West Midlands ADASS learning disability and autism network; Sirona Care & Health; Sirona Care & Health
- 2 June 2025: Sir Robert Buckland; Professor Amanda Kirby; Sir Charlie Mayfield
- 9 June 2025: Patronbase; Babcock; CubeLynx
- 9 June 2025: Neurodiversity in Business; DFN Project SEARCH; Tegan Mulby; Char Bailey
- 16 June 2025: Dr Marie Tidball, All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism
- 16 June 2025: Dr Katie Maras, University of Bath; Dr Alexandra Lewis, Cambridge & Peterborough Foundation NHS Trust; HM Inspectorate of Probation; National Police Autism Association
- 23 June 2025: NHS England; NHS England; Dr Ken Courtenay, NHS England
- 23 June 2025: Bradford Council; Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS); Association of Directors of Children’s Services; Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; NHS Confederation
- 30 June 2025: Stephen Kinnock, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); Alison McGovern MP, Department for Work and Pensions; Catherine McKinnell, Department for Education
- 7 July 2025: National Autistic Society; Autistica; Autism Alliance UK; Ambitious about Autism; Autism Alliance UK