Autism Partnership Board - Autism Strategy

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Dear Manchester City Council,

Would you kindly provide details of Manchester's "Autism Partnership Board" which would include the council departments, external organisations and the number autistic people (lived experience of autism) including carers / parents actively involved in meetings?

Would you also provide a copy of your 'Autism Strategy' which is a legal requirement as stated in the updated autism act?

Yours faithfully,

James

foi@manchester.gov.uk, Manchester City Council

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Dear  [Name Removed]

 

Reference: FOI/3636 - Autism Partnership Board - Autism Strategy

 

Thank you for your request for information which was received by
Manchester City Council on 27/12/2020 and has been considered under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”).

 

You asked:

 

Would you kindly provide details of Manchester's "Autism Partnership
Board" which would include the council departments, external organisations
and the number autistic people (lived experience of autism) including
carers / parents actively involved in meetings?

Would you also provide a copy of your 'Autism Strategy' which is a legal
requirement as stated in the updated autism act?

 

In response to your request, please see below:

 

Manchester's "Autism Partnership Board" has been stepped down during Covid
and in response to some personnel changes. When it was up and
running, membership and frequency were as follows: 

 

Membership then was:

 

• Cllr Ilyas, (Chair)

• Co Chair

• Commissioning, MCCG

• Tracy Cullen, Assistant Director for Complex Care, MCC

• Commissioning, MCC

• CAMHS, MFT

• CLDT, MFT

• Adult Social Care, MCC

• Stepping Stones

• Autizma

• Self Advocate(s)

• SEND

• CYP, MHCC

• Transition, MCC

• GMMH rep

Frequency was 6 times per year. Please find the document attached  for
more details of how the work was being formulated.

 

 

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Liz Stevens (nee Cunliffe)
Service Manager - Learning Disability and Shared Lives

 

Adult Services Directorate

 

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