2.5 Summary of New Topics
The table below lists the new health topics that were proposed during the various
consultation stages. Both those that are subsequently recommended for inclusion in
the survey for Cohort 24 at age 3, and those that were considered but ultimately not
recommended have been scored according to the main criteria. Topics that were
raised during the consultations but are already listed under ‘continuing topics’ are not
included here.
For ease of reading, the scores against the supporting criteria (e.g. being age
appropriate) are not included; but most of the recommended new topics will have
achieved maximum marks on these.
studies, scored according to the five core criteria

Table 2.2: Summary of new topics raised in the area of health during the consultations and review of comparable
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