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Winterbourne View: Minister says action is ‘national imperative’

The government has pledged to move hundreds of people with learning difficulties out of hospitals and into new homes in the community, in the wake of the Winterbourne View abuse scandal.
It has also promised that companies that provide services to people with learning difficulties would be held accountable – possibly through the criminal courts – [...]

Care watchdog faces new questions over inspection failures

The care regulator faces further serious questions over its failure to root out evidence of abuse and poor standards, after publishing a series of reports into services run by the company at the centre of a major care scandal.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today published reports into standards at 23 services for people with learning [...]