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Ten years of partnership
- Author:
- RIDDINGTON Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 17(1), 2012, pp.14-21.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Learning Disability Partnership Boards (LDPBs) were established throughout England in 2001 and are convened by local authorities. This article explores how people with learning disabilities have been involved on LDPBs and the opportunities they have had to take part in civic activities. As part of a PhD study, the author conducted observations of meetings of 5 different LDPBs operating in south east England between 2005 and 2007 and carried out interviews with 55 board members, including 27 representatives with learning disabilities. The article describes the study and its findings, covering membership and chairing meetings, roles and responsibilities, spontaneous and unplanned contributions, and formal presentations. It found that representatives with learning disabilities contributed in 4 ways: as a co-chair of meetings, responsible for a specific activity or role, contributing to meetings and discussions, and as a presenter. The author reports that opportunities for people with learning disabilities to influence outcomes are not fully recognised and normal meeting conventions can prove difficult, but that alternative arrangements can enable people with learning disabilities to contribute more to meetings and have more influence on outcomes.
Are partnership boards really valuing people?
- Authors:
- RIDDINGTON Carol, MANSELL Jim, BEADLE-BROWN Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 23(6), October 2008, pp.649-665.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Observations were conducted in three county councils to find out whether the government's ambition to develop Learning Disability Partnership Boards (as expressed in the White Paper Valuing people) are being realized. All the partnerships practiced various inclusive activities in order to involve people with learning disabilities in public service strategies. However, there appeared to be limited opportunities for citizens to be involved in recommendations or decision-making for their area. This concurs with other research elsewhere on the involvement of citizens in state provision, i.e. public participation in civic affairs remains in the control of public sector managers. The lack of opportunities for citizens to direct the allocation of resources and strategies at a local level, regardless of their ability to process information, emphasises the limits of New Labour's citizen-public sector partnerships.
The illusion of power
- Author:
- RIDDINGTON Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.3.07, 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
It is now almost six years since the establishment of learning disability partnership boards. Research has found that the partnership between public sector managers and lay members is not on equal terms as defined in the white paper Valuing People. Where primary care trusts cascade learning disability development funding to partnership boards it is possible to provide opportunities for people with learning disabilities to allocate money to enable "bottom up" initiatives to be supported.