Written questions

Paediatrics: Impact Assessments

Commons · Question 27099 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an Equality Impact Assessment was carried out on the implementation of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s 2021 guidance on Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated or Induce

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 14 Sep 2026

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is independent of the Government, and we are not aware of any Equality Impact Assessment being carried out in relation to their guidance.