Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 91255

Health Services: Disability

Tabled: 14 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeline is for making the NHS Accessible Information Standard mandatory for health and social care providers, following commencement of regulations made under the Health and Care Act 2022

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Mandatory information standards will be introduced in a staged process. There is no timeline yet for issuing a mandatory NHS Accessible Information Standard.