Legislation

The government’s decision to press on with its closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) could result in a…

A damning inspection report by the Care Quality Commission has found an assessment and treatment service that met…

Andrea Sutcliffe, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) new chief inspector of adult social care, has outlined a…

Several schemes that seek to help people with learning disabilities into employment have been celebrating their…

The government published its response to the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning…

The support among people with learning disabilities and professionals for a People First England seems to be strong…

The government announced draft plans to standardise eligibility criteria for adult social care last week, but the…

With clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) taking over commissioning of local health services, now is the time to…

Following the publication of Living in a Different World, consultant editor of Policing Today Philip Mason talks…

The Mental Capacity Act has helped many people with learning disabilities to make decisions for themselves since it…

The recent Supreme Court judgement which says that local authorities cannot take their finances into account when…

If the Learning Disability Coalition's (LDC) new report is to be believed, nearly half of people with learning…

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has continued it's drip-feed of inspection reports into learning disability…

Reform is coming for the health and social care sectors whether we like it or not. Doing nothing is not an option.…