Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 27448
Sports and Leisure: Autism
Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sojan Joseph
Labour — Ashford
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.
Answer
Stephanie PeacockAs 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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