This report gives an overview of the most recent facts and figures about disability in the United Kingdom. It covers key policy areas, including employment, social care and housing, education, transport and accessibility as well as the prevalence of specific impairments. The report shows that disabled people between 18 and 65 represent one third of social care users. They are twice as likely to be unemployed than non-disabled people. Full-time disabled workers earn on average 12.6% less than full-time non-disabled people. The proportion of disabled people with no qualifications is nearly three times that of non-disabled people. There are 1.8 million disabled people with unmet housing needs, 580,000 of whom are of working age.
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This report gives an overview of the most recent facts and figures about disability in the United Kingdom. It covers key policy areas, including employment, social care and housing, education, transport and accessibility as well as the prevalence of specific impairments. The report shows that disabled people between 18 and 65 represent one third of social care users. They are twice as likely to be unemployed than non-disabled people. Full-time disabled workers earn on average 12.6% less than full-time non-disabled people. The proportion of disabled people with no qualifications is nearly three times that of non-disabled people. There are 1.8 million disabled people with unmet housing needs, 580,000 of whom are of working age.
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The Children’s Commissioner’s Vulnerability Report compiles evidence and data on the numbers, experiences and outcomes of vulnerable children in England. It provides a comprehensive way of defining and classifying what it means to be vulnerable child. This summary table, lists each vulnerability group in the framework along with the preferred measure for the scale of that group.
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The Children’s Commissioner’s Vulnerability Report compiles evidence and data on the numbers, experiences and outcomes of vulnerable children in England. It provides a comprehensive way of defining and classifying what it means to be vulnerable child. This summary table, lists each vulnerability group in the framework along with the preferred measure for the scale of that group.
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vulnerable children, looked after children, child abuse, child neglect, disabilities, health needs, learning disabilities, mental health problems, poverty, young carers, young offenders, child sexual abuse, children in need;
Drawing on an analysis of data and the results of hospital visits to speak to children, this report explores the experience of children with a learning disability or autism who are admitted to child and adolescent mental health hospitals for long periods. It looks issues such as the quality of care, access to education, participation in activities, the use of seclusion and restraint, and medication. It also considers the reasons children with a learning disability or autism can be in hospital unnecessarily. This may be due to a lack of specialist community provision, a lack of support at home, or financial incentives to keep children in hospital. The research shows that numbers of children with a learning disability or autism identified in mental health hospitals is increasing; children are being detained in hospital for too long; and children are often placed too far from their family and home. The report also found evidence of poor restrictive practices and use of sedation. It makes a number of recommendations, including the need to provide new funding for the right support in the community to enable children to stay with their families.
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Drawing on an analysis of data and the results of hospital visits to speak to children, this report explores the experience of children with a learning disability or autism who are admitted to child and adolescent mental health hospitals for long periods. It looks issues such as the quality of care, access to education, participation in activities, the use of seclusion and restraint, and medication. It also considers the reasons children with a learning disability or autism can be in hospital unnecessarily. This may be due to a lack of specialist community provision, a lack of support at home, or financial incentives to keep children in hospital. The research shows that numbers of children with a learning disability or autism identified in mental health hospitals is increasing; children are being detained in hospital for too long; and children are often placed too far from their family and home. The report also found evidence of poor restrictive practices and use of sedation. It makes a number of recommendations, including the need to provide new funding for the right support in the community to enable children to stay with their families.
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children, learning disabilities, autism, hospital admission, challenging behaviour, severe learning disabilities, restraint, childrens rights, user views, community care, access to services, child and adolescent mental health services, hospitals, medium secure units, mental health care, young people;
This is the third of a series of annual UK wide surveys produced by Leonard Cheshire Disability. The principal objective of the Review is to assess the experiences of disabled people across a number of key areas of life including: education; employment; health and social care; housing; transport and citizenship. It was compiled using responses to a detailed questionnaire that was completed by 1253 people drawn from across the UK. Respondents experienced a range of different impairments, were aged over 18 and included a mix of men and women, single and married, parents and non-parents. They were drawn from nine ethnic groups and from all regions of the UK.
This is the third of a series of annual UK wide surveys produced by Leonard Cheshire Disability. The principal objective of the Review is to assess the experiences of disabled people across a number of key areas of life including: education; employment; health and social care; housing; transport and citizenship. It was compiled using responses to a detailed questionnaire that was completed by 1253 people drawn from across the UK. Respondents experienced a range of different impairments, were aged over 18 and included a mix of men and women, single and married, parents and non-parents. They were drawn from nine ethnic groups and from all regions of the UK.
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housing, learning disabilities, medication, mobility impairment, personal finance, physical disabilities, policy, poverty, quality of life, sensory impairments, social exclusion, statistical methods, transport, access to services, citizenship, employment;