What is the Government doing to support neurodevelopmental services and to recruit educational psychologists?
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language | Answered on 08/03/2024
I would refer you to the oral statements made by the Deputy Minister for Social Services on the 2 May and the 14 November 2023 which detail the Welsh Government’s Neurodivergence Improvement Programme and the activity being undertaken to support and improve neurodevelopmental services. Transcripts of these meetings are available here:
https://record.senedd.wales/Plenary/13340#A79387
https://record.senedd.wales/Plenary/13558#A83259
Local authorities have responsibility for workforce planning and recruitment of Educational Psychologists.