10 2017-11-14 Bristol West Department for Work and Pensions 29 112979 1 Thangam Debbonaire Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire false 2017-11-20T15:50:57.247Z Truro and Falmouth Sarah Newton false 2017-11-20 Biography information for Sarah Newton <p>The Autism Act 2009 does not impose any specific statutory obligations on DWP or its Providers. The Department is, however, fully committed to improving the services it provides for people with autism. Part of the Department’s Autism Strategy Action Plan focuses on key areas for improvement, including promotion of the autism agenda to our Assessment Provider, Centre for Health and Disability Assessments. In order to improve the skills and knowledge of Healthcare Professionals that undertake Work Capability Assessments, the Department supported the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments in the development of condition specific training on autism which is quality assured by external reviewers.</p> To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that training offered to those carrying out work capability assessments complies with statutory obligations under the Autism Act 2009. Work Capability Assessment: Autism Work and Pensions House of Commons Work and Pensions 1 1 0