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<p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines on autism make
it clear that families should wait no more than three months to start diagnosis. Every
part of the National Health Service should be adhering to these guidelines.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are new arrangements for children and young people with
special educational needs, introduced by the Children and Families Act 2014. These
require clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities to make joint arrangements
for ensuring a coordinated assessment of the range of eligible children’s needs, and
the development of an Education, Health and Care plan to provide necessary support.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Children with Complex Needs Implementation Board
is leading working on ensuring robust and accountability mechanisms are in place to
ensure delivery and to allow NHS England to hold CCGs to account for performance.</p><p>
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