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  • Title

    Meet our new Chief Executive Jon Sparkes

    New Mencap chief executive Jon Sparkes speaks to our Digital Accessibility Officer, Harry Roche.

    Date
    20 June 2024
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    Mencap and Big Issue break new ground with magazine compiled entirely by people with a learning disability

    Date
    17 June 2024
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    Mencap’s first charity shop in Peterborough opens its doors

    Mencap is thrilled to announce the opening of its first store in Peterborough with a new vibrant interior and plenty of preloved bargains

    Date
    22 May 2024
  • Title

    Government have failed to halve the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people in mental health hospitals

    Government have failed to halve the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people in mental health hospitals

    Date
    18 April 2024
  • Title

    Over half a billion pounds a year is spent locking up people with a learning disability and / or autistic people in mental health hospitals in England

    Date
    21 March 2024
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    Mencap responds to the roll out of "Martha's Rule" by NHSE in April 2023

    Mencap responds to the roll out of "Martha's Rule" by NHSE in April 2023

    Date
    21 February 2024
  • Title

    Mencap's response to Disability Action Plan

    Date
    5 February 2024
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    One year on, Government Continues to Ignore Parliament’s Recommendations on Mental Health Bill

    One year on, Government Continues to Ignore Parliament’s Recommendations on Mental Health Bill

    Date
    19 January 2024
  • Title

    Mencap's response to the Whorlton Hall sentencing

    Mencap's response to the Whorlton Hall sentencing

    Date
    19 January 2024
  • Title

    Royal Mencap Society announces Jon Sparkes OBE as its new Chief Executive

    Date
    16 January 2024
  • Title

    Mencap responds to the 2023 LeDeR report

    Date
    30 November 2023
  • Title

    Forcing people with a learning disability into work without the right support could push them into poverty: Mencap responds to the autumn statement

    Date
    22 November 2023

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