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Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce waiting times for autism assessments.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
8 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce waiting times for autism assessments.

  2. 1 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 May 2025

    Answer published

    Lord Darzi’s independent review of the National Health Service, published in September 2024, highlighted the severe delays for accessing autism assessments and that demand for assessments for autism has grown significantly in recent years.It is the respon...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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