Virgin Money and Mencap break fundraising record and raise awareness of learning disability through Charity of the Year partnership

Virgin Money and Mencap’s Charity of the Year partnership has raised over £440,000.

“It is about time Government "care[s] for carers as they care for us"": Mencap responds to Prime Minister's Conservative Party Conference speech

Today, the Prime Minister gave a speech at the Conservative Party Conference and Mencap responds to it.

"COVID-19 must not become an excuse to dismantle people's care packages": Mencap responds to the Coronavirus Act renewal

Today, Parliament renewed the Coronavirus Act which includes the Care Act easements.

Extension of terms for the Chair and Vice-Chair of Royal Mencap Society's Voices Council.

We are pleased to announce the extension of terms for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Voices Council.

Mencap responds to Joint Committee on Human Rights report into human rights implications of the Government's response to COVID-19

Today, the Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report, "The Government's response to COVID-19: human rights implications". Mencap responds and joins calls for urgent Government action to make sure people with a learning disability are protected

Mencap responds to ONS data on the number of disabled people who have died of COVID-19

Latest ONS data shows that disabled people make up almost 6 in 10 COVID-19 deaths, Mencap calls on the Government and NHSE to take urgent action to prevent more lives from being lost this winter.

Mencap responds to the Government's 2020 Adult Social Care Winter Plan

Today, the Department of Health and Social Care published its 2020 Adult Social Care Winter Plan. Mencap responds.

Mencap welcomes "much needed" infection control funding but calls for urgent investment in social care sector

Today, the Department of Health and Social Care announced an extra £546 million in funding for the Infection Control Fund for the social care sector.

Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation warn that COVID-19 is causing even more delays to people with a learning disability and/or autism getting out of modern-day asylums

At least 2,100 people with a learning disability and/or autism are still locked away in inpatient units, of which 220 are children.

Mencap responds to DFE's announcement that changes to education, health and care needs assessments and plans due to COVID-19 will stop

DfE has announced that the SEND Regulations made to provide additional flexibility over the statutory timescales for various EHC needs assessment and plan processes will expire on 25 September 2020.

Mencap responds to latest ONS statistics on the social impacts of COVID-19 for people with a disability

Mencap responds to latest ONS statistics on the social impacts of COVID-19 for people with a disability

Shocking levels of physical restraint, over-medication and solitary confinement used during lockdown as more people locked up in modern day asylums