Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Conclusion 6
Sixth Report - Inequalities in healthcare and employment for people with a learning disability and autistic people
Published 21 May 2024
Paragraph 37
Addressed to Government Equalities Office
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
Too many people are waiting far too long to get their autism assessment and the backlog is getting worse. It is clear that current efforts to address the waiting list backlog are inadequate and that the additional funding that has been allocated is far short of what is required. The Government needs to radically increase the funding allocated to reducing waiting times for an autism assessment.
From: Women and Equalities Committee, Sixth Report - Inequalities in healthcare and employment for people with a learning disability and autistic people (HC 134), paragraph 37, 21 May 2024
Government response
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