Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 72234

Employment: Mental Illness and Neurodiversity

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of reasonable adjustment processes for employees with (a) neurodivergent and (b) mental health conditions.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. All employers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010(opens in a new tab) to make ‘reasonable adjustmen...

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