News
The CBF writes topical articles regularly and produces two newsletters a year, providing opinion and resources for families and professionals.
Whitefield School: Safeguarding Practice Review Published
In response to the publication of the Safeguarding Practice Review concerning Whitefield School, the CBF highlights the need for the misuse of restrictive practices to be recognised as a child protection issue and for the practice of seclusion to be banned in schools.
CBF statement on the 2024 LeDeR report
The most recent LeDeR report shows that people with severe and profound learning disabilities are continuing to die at a young age from treatable conditions. The CBF has serious concerns that the programme work to reduce and monitor this is being deprioritised.
Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews: CBF statement
CQC have published their learning from the 2024-25 IC(E)TR programme: read our response
Report Launch – Building a Bridge: How to end the cliff edge of transition between children’s and adult services for young people with learning disabilities in England
Today (2nd July), The CBF are pleased to launch our new report on transition to adulthood
Challenge Newsletter Summer 2026: Understanding Pica
Read the Summer 2026 edition of our newsletter Challenge
Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry publishes report: CBF statement
Following abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Northern Ireland, the Inquiry has published a report making recommendations
Lived Experience of Pica: a parent and sister's perspective
A family carer shares their lived experience of Pica, both as a parent to a daughter Erin, aged 6 who is non-verbal and has a severe learning disability and global developmental delay, and as a sister to David, aged 36, who has autism, a severe learning disability and is non-verbal.
Supreme Court judgment 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.