Government Departments
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Department for Communities and Local Government
Department for Envirnoment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Department for Work and Pensions
- Benefits Enquiry Line 0800 882200
- Disability and Carers Service
- Care Services Improvement Partnership
- Learning disabilities section
- Learning Disability Taskforce
- Valuing People Support Team
Ministry of Justice. A new ministry set up in 2007 - some of this area of work was previously with the Department for Consititutional Affairs.
Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
Regulation and Inspection Authorities
Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)
Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA)
Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Care Commission)
Learning Disability Organisations
British Institute of Learning Disabilities
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Ask Mencap
- Learning Disability Helpline - 0808 808 1111
National Association of Adult Placment Services
National Forum for People with Learning Difficulties
Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability
Professional, Academic and Training Links
Children's Workforce Development Council
General Social Care Council (England)
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Scottish Social Services Council
Skills for Care (England)
Skills for Care and Development, the Sector Skills Council for social care, children and young people's workforces in the UK.
Other Bodies
Adult Directors of Social Services (ADASS)
Equalities and Human Rights Commission
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA)
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)
Media and Journals
British Journal of Learning Disabilities
- A Life Like Any Other campaign
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities