Question follow-through · 21311
Department for Work and Pensions: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether autistic people with lived experience of claiming benefits were directly involved in the design, testing or delivery of the Department's autism-related training for staff; and if he will publish
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether autistic people with lived experience of claiming benefits were directly involved in the design, testing or delivery of the Department's autism-related training for staff; and if he will publish
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
All assessment suppliers are required to ensure that their health professionals (HPs) carrying out assessments have training and knowledge of the clinical aspects and likely functional effects of a wide range of health conditions and impairments. From 9 S...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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