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  • Title

    Jan Tregelles to step down from Mencap

    Jan Tregelles, Chief Executive of Royal Mencap Society, has announced her intention to step down from the role in the autumn of 2019.

    Date
    3 May 2019
  • Title

    Government fails to transform care for people with a learning disabilities and/or Autism

    Mencap demands an end to the ‘human rights scandal’ that is keeping over 2,000 people with learning disability and/or autism locked away

    Date
    18 April 2019
  • Title

    Government due to miss deadline for releasing people with a learning disability locked away in inpatient units, warns Mencap

    Charity warns of a ‘domestic human rights scandal’ as latest data shows around 600 more people are living in institutions than the Government target

    Date
    21 March 2019
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    Mencap response to merging Personal Independence Payments, Fit to Work assessments and relieving pensioners of reassessments

    Date
    5 March 2019
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    Mencap NI: New Inclusive Cross Community Youth Project Launched

    A new EU PEACE IV funded youth project ‘HEROES’ for young people in Belfast, Fermanagh and Derry/Londonderry has been officially launched. 

    Date
    26 February 2019
  • Title

    Mencap NI: Five Children's Commissioners Visit Mencap Children's Centre in Belfast

    Five Children’s Commissioners visited the Mencap Children’s Centre in Belfast today, to explore the importance of early support for children with a learning disability and their parents.

    Date
    15 February 2019
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    Mencap calls on government to show urgency in fight against premature mortality among people with a learning disability

    Date
    13 February 2019
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    Cormac Neeson announced as ambassador for Mencap NI

    Cormac Neeson announced as ambassador for Mencap NI

    Date
    7 February 2019
  • Title

    Mencap and Sport England join forces to help 4,000 people with a learning disability to get active

    People with a learning disability are nearly twice as likely to be inactive, twice as likely to become obese, and have shorter lifespans

    Date
    29 January 2019
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    Mencap's response to today’s publication of Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities statistics for 2017/18

    Mencap responds to today’s publication of Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities statistics for 2017 to 2018.

    Date
    24 January 2019
  • Title

    Mencap's response to the NHS Long Term Plan

    In response to today’s publication of the NHS Long Term Plan

    Date
    7 January 2019
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    Mencap comments on news that families have launched a High Court Challenge against the government’s Special Education Needs Funding Policy

    Mencap comments on news that families have launched a High Court Challenge against the government’s Special Education Needs Funding Policy

    Date
    19 December 2018

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