03 Profile
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Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Learning disability & autism
Rob Holland: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Rob Holland
Director of the National Autistic Society Scotland
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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 19 Jan 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Rob Holland: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Director of the National Autistic Society Scotland
- Quoted on
- Learning disability & autism
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 19 Jan 2026
04 The signal · where Rob Holland sits on learning disability & autism
Quoted
Quoted in the press on learning disability & autism.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Jon SparkesSector leaderChief Executive, Royal Mencap SocietyLeading
Professor Peter FonagyAcademicProfessor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science; Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London (UCL)Leading
Sir Simon WesselyAcademicRegius Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College LondonLeading- Dr Rachel MoseleyAcademicResearcher at Bournemouth University
- Dr Sharon SmithClinicianPhD researcher in inclusion
- Rob HollandSector leaderDirector of the National Autistic Society Scotland
- Nick ThorneSector leaderexecutive director of Orchestras for All
- Gail WilsonClinicianSenior nurse for nursing, midwifery and social care, NHS England
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05 On the record · press
What Rob Holland has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk
- thenational.scot
Where Rob Holland has been quoted
- John Swinney faces backlash after ditching world-leading autism billthenational.scot · 10 Sept 2026
- NAS calls for learning disabilities and autism bill to be introduced in Scotlandlearningdisabilitytoday.co.uk · 19 Jan 2026
How we found the articles that name Rob Holland: we searched news for these terms.
- learning disability
- autism
- autistic
- SEND
- EHCP
- special educational needs
- ADHD
- Down's syndrome
Also searched with “learning disability” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Learning disability & autism
Verbatim
“We have heard from hundreds of people in recent days who feel deeply disappointed and let down. The bill was a vital opportunity to tackle the inequalities autistic people face every day, improve accountability across public services, and help ensure autistic people receive the support they need to live fulfilled lives on their own terms.”
“Too often we hear from autistic people and families that do not have the support they need to live fulfilled lives on their terms, and who are continually being driven into crisis.”
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