Ministerial leadership has been progressively watered down.These policies have been imposed without any significant accountability or discussion. This decline in public policy has been accelerated by austerity which has led to cuts in support and income that puts the UK in breach of international standards. Jackson argues that policy in the UK is tipping backwards to an era of institutionalisation and of disregard for the human rights and basic dignity of people with a learning disability.ĭecades of slow progress, led by families, disabled people and their allies, is now in reverse as local government and the NHS increasingly rely on institutional services, often provided by large, private-sector corporations, with no commitment to human rights. The Centre for Welfare Reform has published a major review of public policy for people with a learning disability by the distinguished academic and researcher Robin Jackson.
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