Supreme Court judgement on Deprivation of Liberty: CBF statement
Following hearings last October, the UK Supreme Court has today overturned the 2014 ‘Cheshire West’ definition of deprivation of liberty.
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15 years since Winterbourne View: The CBF's statement
31st May 2026 marks 15 years since the Panorama documentary Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed revealed the abuse of people with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View Hospital and shone a light on the wider practice of detaining people with learning disabilities and autistic people in hospitals.
The CBF's statement on SEND reform
This week, the CBF submitted our response to the Government’s consultation on SEND reform in England. We are grateful to the parents who completed our survey and spoke with us, providing detailed insight into their experiences and the barriers they faced in accessing support, which has helped to inform our response.
CBF Announces Making it Matter Project
The CBF is pleased to announce Making it Matter, a new flagship UK wide project to increase direct engagement with young people with severe learning disabilities.
CBF Delivers Open Letter to 10 Downing Street
Family carers and young people, supported by the CBF and children’s charity Kids have been to 10 Downing Street, to ask the Prime Minister to improve the experience of young people when they move from child to adult services
Baroness Casey calls for immediate action to improve safeguarding: CBF response
The CBF welcomes action on safeguarding – it is essential that the new National Safeguarding Board brings together learning with national accountability
New Joint Statement on the Misuse of Restrictive Practices
A Statement on the Use of Restrictive Interventions: Children and young people with a learning disability in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Revised guidance on restrictive interventions in schools - CBF Statement
Challenging Behaviour Foundation urges the Department for Education to introduce national training standards following the publication of updated guidance on restrictive interventions.