Autism (Wales) Bill
An
Assembly Member Bill,
introduced by Paul Davies MS. Paul Davies
MS was successful in a legislative
ballot
on 28 March 2017, and given leave to proceed with his Bill (PDF, 93KB) by the
Assembly on 14
June 2017.
The
Business Committee remitted the Bill to the Health,
Social Care and Sport Committee.
About
the Bill
The overall purpose of the Bill is
to ensure the needs of children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder in
Wales are met, and to protect and promote their rights. The Bill delivers this purpose by seeking to:
- Introduce a strategy for meeting the needs of children and adults in Wales with ASD conditions which will:
- Promote
best practice in diagnosing ASD, and assessing and planning for meeting
care needs;
- Ensure
a clear and consistent pathway to diagnosis of ASD in local areas;
- Ensure
that local authorities and NHS bodies take necessary action so that
children and adults with ASD receive the timely diagnosis and support
they need across a range of services;
- Strengthen
support for families and carers and ensure their wishes, and those of
people with ASD, are taken into account;
- Promote
research, innovation and improvement in ASD Services;
- Establish
practices to enable the collection of reliable and relevant data on the
numbers and needs of children and adults with ASD, so that the Welsh
Ministers, and local and NHS bodies can plan accordingly;
- Ensure
key staff working with people with ASD are provided with appropriate ASD
training; and
- Regularly review the strategy and guidance to ensure progress.
- Require the Welsh Ministers to issue guidance to the relevant bodies on implementing the strategy.
- Require the Welsh Ministers to collect suitable data to facilitate the implementation of the Bill.
- Require the Welsh Ministers to undertake a campaign to raise awareness and understanding of ASD.
Further
detail about the Bill can be found in its accompanying Explanatory
Memorandum (PDF, 1MB).
An
explanation of the various stages of Assembly Bills is available in the Guide
to the Stages of Public Bills and Acts.
Current Stage
A
debate on the general principles took place on 16 January 2019. The motion to
agree the general principles was not agreed and the Bill was rejected by the
Assembly, in accordance with Standing Order 26.14.
Record of Passage in the
National Assembly for Wales
The
following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through
the National Assembly for Wales.
Stage |
Documents |
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Bill introduced: 13 July 2018 |
Autism
(Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF 93KB) Explanatory
Memorandum (PDF 1MB) Presiding
Officer’s Statement: 13 July 2018 (PDF 184KB) Business
Committee – Timetable for consideration of the Autism (Wales) Bill (PDF
55KB) Plenary statement:
Introduction of the Autism (Wales) Bill: 18 July 2018 Bilingual
Glossary (PDF 68KB) Statement
of Policy Intent – Autism (Wales) Bill (PDF 104KB) |
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Stage 1: Committee considerations of general principles |
The Health and Social Care Committee will consider its approach to
Stage 1 consideration on 19 July 2018. Committee dates The Health, Social Care
and Sport Committee will consider the Bill on
the following dates:
Ministerial Correspondence Committee Stage 1 Report The Committee laid its report
on 7 December 2018 The Constitutional and
Legislative Affairs Committee will consider the Bill on
the following dates:
The Finance Committee will
consider the Bill on the following date:
Letter
from Paul Davies AM – Regulatory Impact Assessment – 31 October 2018
(PDF, 49KB) Letter
from Paul Davies AM – 16 November 2018 (PDF, 122KB) The Finance Committee laid
its report, Financial
implications of the Autism (Wales) Bill (PDF, 233KB) on 7 December 2018. Letter
from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the First Minister - 7 December
2018 (PDF, 111KB) Letter
from the First Minister to the Chair of the Finance Committee – 20 December
2018 (PDF, 895KB) |
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Stage 1: Debate in Plenary on general principles |
A debate on the general
principles took place on 16 January 2019. The motion to agree the general
principles was not agreed and the Bill was rejected by the Assembly, in
accordance with Standing Order 26.14. |
Contact information
Phone:
0300 200 6565
Postal address:
National
Assembly for Wales
Cardiff
Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1NA
Email:
Legislation@Senedd.Wales
Business type: Bill
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 08/06/2017
Documents
- Letter from the National Autistic Society Cymru regarding the Autism (Wales) Bill - 23 October 2018
PDF 213 KB
- Additional Information from the National Autistic Society Cymru - 17 October 2018
PDF 161 KB
- Letter from Paul Davies AM - Regulatory Impact Assessment - 31 October 2018
PDF 49 KB
- Letter from Powys Teaching Health Board regarding the Autism (Wales) Bill - 18 October 2018
PDF 613 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – 26 October 2018
PDF 105 KB
- Letter from the Welsh Language Commissioner regarding the Welsh Language provision in the Autism (Wales) Bill - 29 October 2018
PDF 935 KB
- Letter from the National Autistic Society Cymru regarding the Autism (Wales) Bill - 02 November 2018
PDF 569 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Health, Social Services and Sport Committee – 19 November 2018
PDF 2 MB
- Letter from Paul Davies AM - 16 November 2018
PDF 122 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 20 November 2018
PDF 311 KB
- Statement of Policy Intent
PDF 102 KB
- Restricted enclosure
- Letter from Paul Davies, Member in Charge, to Chair of Finance Committee - 16 November 2018
PDF 319 KB
- Report - Autism (Wales) Bill Committee Stage 1 Report - 7 December 2018
PDF 1005 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the First Minister - 7 December 2018
PDF 111 KB
- Letter from the First Minister to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 20 December 2018
PDF 895 KB
- Letter from Paul Davies, Member in Charge, to Chairs of Health, Social Care and Sport, Finance, and Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committees - 10 January 2019
PDF 672 KB
- Response by the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's Stage 1 Report - 18 February 2019
PDF 440 KB
- Letter to the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee – Statement of Policy Intent
PDF 47 KB
Consultations
- The Autism (Wales) Bill - Bill Development (completed)
- Draft Autism (Wales) Bill (completed)
- Autism (Wales) Bill (completed)