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22 December 2009
La Roux joined Coldplay for a Mencap gig at Exeter Castle.

22 December 2009
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a national report on specialist in-patient services for people with a learning disability.

18 December 2009
Mencap's request for a judicial review of the Parliamentary and Health Ombudman's investigation into the deaths of six people with a learning disability has been rejected.

9 December 2009
'Strictly Come Dancing' star Craig Kelly has delivered a petition about accessible toilets to the government.
9 December 2009
David Congdon, Mencap's head of campaigns and policy, said:
"We are disappointed that government has failed to address the need for sustainable long term funding to meet the needs of people with a learning disability. Services are already under great pressure, further efficiency savings and increased financial pressure can only mean more people with a learning disability are unable to access vital services they desperately need.

2 December 2009
A special gig will take place at Exeter Castle this month.
30 November 2009
Mencap statement regarding the CQC report on Basildon NHS Trust and the care for people with a learning disability.

30 November 2009
Four people with a learning disability among those who died at Basildon Hospital.

26 November 2009
Mencap's Get my vote campaign launched at Learning Disability Today in London on Wednesday 25 November.

23 November 2009
Athletes with a learning disability have been re-included in the Paralympics following a vote by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) this weekend.

