A question on #SportsAndLeisure #Autism tabled by Sojan Joseph on 29-01-2025 has been answered by Stephanie Peacock.

Heading: Sports and Leisure: Autism
Question ID: 1760006
UIN: 27448
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-29
Asking Member ID: 5247
Asking Member display name: Sojan Joseph
Asking Member handle: sojanuk
Asking Member Twitter reference: @sojanuk
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that public-facing (a) leisure and (b) sports staff participate in mandatory autism awareness and sensitivity training.
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Date answered: 2025-02-04
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4607
Answering Member display name: Stephanie Peacock
Answering Member handle: Steph_Peacock
Answering Member Twitter reference: @Steph_Peacock
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Answer text: As set out in the cross-government autism strategy (2021-2026), we want to improve understanding and acceptance of autism, and for public sector services to become more autism-inclusive.Under the Equality Act 2010, public sector organisations are required...
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Answering body ID: 217
Answering body name: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tweeted: true