Publication - Consultation paper

Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill: consultation

Published: 21 December 2023
From: Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, +54 more … Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General Health and Social Care, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Midwifery Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer of NHS Scotland, Chief Social Researcher, Clinical Director, Healthcare Quality and Improvement, Deputy First Minister, Director for Constitution, Director for Children and Families, Director of Communications and Ministerial Support, Director of Covid Recovery and Public Service Reform, Director of Digital, Director of Digital Health and Care, Director of Jobs and Wellbeing Economy, Director of Education Reform, Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights, Director of Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance, Director of Health Workforce, Director of Healthcare Quality and Improvement, Director of Justice, Director of Learning, Director of Legal Services and Solicitor to the Scottish Government, Director of Lifelong Learning and Skills, Director of Local Government and Housing, Director of Mental Health, Director of Parliamentary Counsel Office, Director of Primary Care, Director of Safer Communities, Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development, Director of Social Security, Director of Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice, Director-General Communities, Director-General Education and Justice, Director-General Health and Social Care, First Minister-designate, Lord Advocate, Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise, Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees, Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, Minister for Housing, Minister for Independence, Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning, Minister for Parliamentary Business, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Permanent Secretary, Solicitor General
Directorate: Mental Health Directorate
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ISBN: 9781835217634

We are committed to protecting, respecting and championing the rights of people with learning disabilities and neurodivergent people. This consultation on proposals for a Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill seeks the views of everyone on how we can do this.

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Footnotes

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