May 2015

New factsheets have been published that contain guidance that aims to help frontline professionals working in the criminal justice system to support people with learning disabilities more effectively.
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The number of people with learning disabilities who are resident in assessment and treatment units (ATUs) fell slightly in the previous quarter, although more than 2,300 people are still living in one, according to new figures.
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Family films Moomins on the Riviera, Minions and Tomorrowland are among the Autism Friendly Films that can be seen in June.
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Gavin Harding has been named mayor of Selby in West Yorkshire, becoming the first man with learning disabilities to hold such an office.
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The police, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the probation service are still failing people who experience disability hate crime, according to a new review.
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Heart of England Mencap has warned that the learning disability sector is facing chronic lack of care workers, and has set out to challenge some of the myths that surround the profession.
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has strongly criticised media personality Katie Hopkins for a series of offensive tweets she sent about a girl with autism during the transmission of Channel 4 programme Born Naughty?
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Thousands of adults with learning disabilities across the UK have been sexually abused in the past 2 years, according to figures obtained by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme.
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Support provider Lifeways Group has acquired Care UK’s Learning Disability Division, which supports about 1,000 individuals in supported living, residential care and day services.
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Learning disability care provider CMG has developed its own accreditation to recognise excellence in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), which, the organisation says, is transforming the lives of the individuals it supports.
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