Closed call for evidence

Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance: call for evidence

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 19 July 2022
• Last updated: 14 October 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Summary

We want your views on what should be included within the Down Syndrome Act statutory guidance.

This call for evidence ran from
midday on 19 July 2022 to 11:45pm on 8 November 2022

Call for evidence description

This call for evidence will inform the development of the Down Syndrome Act statutory guidance. We are seeking your views on what should be included within the guidance. We will consider those views when producing draft guidance which we intend to publish for full public consultation. We will provide more information on this in due course.

This call for evidence will run for a period of 16 weeks and is open to everyone. People under the age of 13 will need consent from a parent or guardian to submit their response.

You can respond:

• as an individual
• on behalf of someone else
• on behalf of an organisation

The easiest way to respond is to click on the ‘Respond online’ link in the box below.

See the easy read and BSL versions of the online survey.

Documents

Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance: call for evidence

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Published 19 July 2022
Last updated 14 October 2022 + show all updates

1. 14 October 2022

   Amended link in callout box to show where British Sign Language versions of the call for evidence are available.

2. 29 July 2022

   Updated the statement 'We also welcome written submissions from individuals and organisations who have an interest and expertise in working with and supporting people with Down’s syndrome' to add 'and other genetic conditions including learning disability'.

3. 19 July 2022

   First published.