Motion or amendment: Delivering Fit-for-Purpose Autism Services - Amendment 1
Motion or amendment by Mr Timothy Gaston on .
- MLA
- Mr Timothy Gaston
- Party at the time
- Traditional Unionist Voice
- Date
- 7 May 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Delivering Fit-for-Purpose Autism Services”
- Heading
- Delivering Fit-for-Purpose Autism Services - Amendment 1
- Assembly identifier
- Document 483515
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Delivering Fit-for-Purpose Autism Services - Amendment 1
Leave out all after ‘young people;’ and insert: ‘notes with concern that, unlike in England where statutory Education, Health and Care Plans can provide legal protection and support pathways for young people with special educational needs up to the age of 25, equivalent legislative safeguards do not exist in Northern Ireland beyond the age of 19; recognises the anxiety and uncertainty this creates for many families navigating the transition into adulthood; further recognises the pressures placed on parents, siblings and carers, including the need for adequate respite and transitional support; calls on the Minister of Health, working alongside the Minister of Education and the Minister for the Economy, to bring forward proposals to strengthen post-19 support pathways for autistic young people and those with special educational needs; and further calls on the Minister to outline how he will ensure delivery of the measures in the Autism Strategy 2023–2028 and the Autism Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 during the remainder of the Assembly mandate.’
169 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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