United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 76552
Autism
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20 July 2020
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1 September 2020 · Answer
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1 September 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to have an independent review of the definition of autism as a mental disorder under the Mental Health Act 1983.
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20 July 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to have an independent review of the definition of autism as a mental disorder under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Source: Commons
1 September 2020
Answer
We recognise the significance and importance of this issue. We are committed to improving the treatment of people with learning disabilities and/ or autism in law. We will comment on this in our Mental Health Act White Paper, which will be published as so...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-20/76552
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1226570
- uk · wq-1226570 · source updated 1 September 2020