Moved by
Baroness Hollins
176: After Clause 164, insert the following new Clause—
“Mandatory training on learning disability and autism
(1) In regulation 18(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2936), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a) receive—
(i) such appropriate support, training, professional development, supervision and appraisal as is necessary to enable them to carry out the duties they are employed to perform, and
(ii) in particular, training on learning disability and autism, appropriate to their role, as set out in the code of practice issued by the Secretary of State under section (Mandatory training on learning disability and autism) of the Health and Care Act 2022,”.
(2) With regard to training on learning disability and autism, the Secretary of State must prepare and publish a code of practice (“the code”) containing guidance addressing—
(a) the content of mandatory training and its co-production,
(b) the appropriate levels of training required across staff roles,
(c) the co-delivery of training,
(d) the in-person delivery of training,
(e) the accreditation of training,
(f) the procurement of training,
(g) the monitoring and evaluation of the impact of training, and
(h) the implementation of mandating of training across regulated health and social care providers.
(3) The Secretary of State must seek the participation of and consult such persons and bodies as they consider appropriate—
(a) in preparing the code, and
(b) in revising it.
(4) The Secretary of State may not issue the code or any revision unless a draft has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(5) The Secretary of State must review the code every three years and lay the findings before Parliament.
(6) In this section—
“appropriate to their role” has the meaning given by the code;
“autism” means a spectrum of disorders which start in childhood, the clinical manifestations of which include atypical social communication and social interaction and restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour;
“in person” means training delivered live, by people, in the presence of the trainee;
“learning disability” means a disability which includes a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information or to learn new skills, with a reduced ability to cope independently, which started before adulthood, with a lasting effect on development.”