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The CBF writes topical articles regularly and produces three newsletters a year, providing opinion and resources for families and professionals.
Challenge Accepted is back and we are talking about the summer holidays!
The BBC have reported on the abuse and neglect of 39 children with learning disabilities at Whitefield School in London from 2014-2017.
NHS Digital statistics confirm that the government has missed its target to reduce the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people detained in inpatient units by 50% - with more than 2000 people still stuck in these units, there need to be concrete actions to achieve meaningful change
The Department for Education have published a research report looking into schools' policies on using restrictive practices, staff training and how these incidents are recorded.
Read the CBF’s statement on the Public Accounts Committee’s most recent report on the need to reform adult social care in England.
A year late, the government has published its response to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill’s report