Charities have welcomed the launch of a review aimed at sparking a rethink into access to work for people with autism. Employment rates for this group are particularly low with fewer than three in 10 in work, the Government said.
The Buckland Review of Autism Employment will consider issues including how employers identify and better support autistic staff in their workforce, what more can be done to prepare autistic people for starting or returning to a career, and working practices or initiatives to reduce stigma and improve the productivity of autistic employees.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said the review, announced on World Autism Awareness Day, will ask businesses, employment organisations, specialist support groups and autistic people to help identify barriers to work. Former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland said he is “delighted” to have been appointed to lead the review.
