Tag Archives: Learning difficulties

Fear for essential support for people with a learning disability

Is it fair to pick on the most vulnerable people in our society?

Delivery of the learning disability strategy will no longer be led by a central programme team

A group of people with a learning disability

The Department of Health has confirmed that the central Valuing People Now team will cease to exist from the end of March. In a statement, a spokesperson said: “The strong foundation which has been established means that delivery [of ‘Valuing People Now’] will now no longer be led through the centrally funded programme team, which will cease from the end of the current financial year.”