Down's Syndrome

(asked on 3rd May 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government will publish guidance to implement the Down Syndrome Act 2022; and if he will publish the current mandate to the guidance's drafting team.


Answered by
Maria Caulfield Portrait
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 10th May 2023

We are analysing all the responses to the Down Syndrome Act guidance call for evidence which ran from July to November 2022. The responses to the call for evidence will inform the development of the guidance, required by the Act, which will be consulted on at the earliest opportunity.

The Act places a duty on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to publish guidance for relevant authorities, including health, social care, education and housing, on the steps it would be appropriate to take to meet the needs of people with Down syndrome. Guidance will cover these areas and others highlighted as important by the call for evidence. We will continue to work closely with stakeholders and a working group will be set up in due course to support development of the guidance.

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