Policy paper

JCHR reports on the detention of young people with learning disabilities or autism: government response

Response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) recommendations on the rights of people with a learning disability or autistic young people in inpatient settings.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 22 October 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

The Government Response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights reports on the Detention of Young People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism and the implications of the Government's COVID-19 response

Ref: CP 309, HC 1219761632

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The rights of young people with a learning disability or autistic young people in hospitals: easy read

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Details

The government’s formal response to the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its reports:

• ‘The detention of young people with learning disabilities and/or autism’ published on 1 November 2019
• ‘Human Rights and the government’s response to COVID-19: The detention of young people who are autistic and/or have learning disabilities’ published on 12 June 2020.

Published 22 October 2020