Learning Disability Today

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Browsing Tag

inappropriate restraint

Challenging Behaviour

Restraint of autistic child in BBC programme is clear safeguarding concern, say…

Alison Bloomer Apr 15, 2025

The Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF) has said that the restraint of an autistic boy in a special school in…

Challenging Behaviour

Olaseni Lewis and prolonged restraint: what lessons have we learnt?

Darren Devine Jan 16, 2025

In 2010, Olaseni Lewis died following prolonged restraint by police at Bethlem Royal hospital. His family…

Scottish MP fighting for new law on physical restraint in schools

Darren Devine Aug 4, 2023

Campaigners in Scotland are fighting to change the law to make it harder to restrain and seclude pupils in school.

A decade on from Winterbourne View – where are we now?

Lauren Nicolle Apr 9, 2021

In May this year, it will be 10 years since the abuse and human rights violations at Winterbourne View were…