Learning Disability Today
Blue Sky Offices Shoreham
25 Cecil Pashley Way
Shoreham-by-Sea
West Sussex
BN43 5FF
United Kingdom
T: 01273 434943
Contacts
Alison Bloomer
Managing Editor
[email protected]
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Webinar was recorded on: Wednesday, April 29th, 1-2 pm
Description: In December 2025, the Mental Health Act received Royal Assent and included reform to address the inappropriate detention of people with learning disabilities and autistic people. The revised Act aims to ensure that detention and treatment occur only when there is demonstrable therapeutic benefit.
However, the latest statistics show that over 2,000 people with a learning disability and autistic people remain locked away. Nearly half (49%) of people with learning disabilities currently in hospital have been in hospital for five or more years. This is often . . .
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