Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 8 June 2026 (HL57), on what specific date the current national contract for the learning from lives and deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people reviews (LeDeR) programme expire; and whether that contract will be renewed on a national basis.

The Government is committed to improving outcomes for people with a learning disability and autistic people, and we recognise the important role that Learning from lives and deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) plays in driving service improvements and tackling health inequalities. We remain committed to reviewing every death that is notified to the LeDeR programme and ensuring that learning is shared.

The current contract between NHS England and King’s College London and their academic partners for producing a national LeDeR report ends on 31 October 2026. We will provide further information on next steps in due course.