Government announce Mental Health Bill - CBF Statement
Mental Health Bill aims to reform the Mental Health Act to stop people with a learning disability and autistic people being inappropriately detained in inpatient units
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Government misses target to reduce number of people with a learning disability and autistic people in inpatient units by 50%
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
Reforming adult social care in England - report
Read the CBF’s statement on the Public Accounts Committee’s most recent report on the need to reform adult social care in England.
Government Response to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill’s report
A year late, the government has published its response to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill’s report
The government issues a response to Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel recommendations (following abuse at Hesley services in Doncaster)
On 18th December 2023, the government responded to recommendations made by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review in April 2023.
CBF response to the 2022 LeDeR report
The 2022 Learning from Lives and Deaths (LeDeR) report, which looks at the deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people and aims to improve health and care, has been published. We send our condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one.
CBF response to Baroness Hollins' final report
The government has published the final report by Baroness Hollins on the Independent Care, Education and Treatment Reviews programme, which aimed to move people with a learning disability and autistic people out of long-term segregation, alongside its response to this report