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Accelerate progress in reducing detentions by increasing support for community-based alternatives.
Recommendation
The Government must make more progress in reducing the number of people with learning disabilities and/or autism detained in mental health settings. To achieve this the Government needs to learn from previous failings and increase support for community-based alternatives to detention and do more to stop people reaching crisis in the first instance.
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Source
Committee
Women and Equalities Committee
Inquiry
National Disability Strategy
Addressee Bodies
Government Equalities Office
Timeline
Recommendation age
2.0 yrs
Report published
21 May 2024