Children and young people with learning disabilities are trapped in assessment centres

The Challenging Behaviour Foundation reports on NHS England data about the number of learning disabled people stuck in assessment centres similar to Winterbourne View assessment centre, 6% of whom are children.

The unacceptably high number of people with learning disabilities who are kept on a long-term basis in assessment centres has not been addressed :

The data reveals that:

More people are being admitted into assessment and treatment units than are moving out; between 31 March and 30 June, 358 people have been admitted into assessment and treatments units and only 261 have come out

78% (2,024) of patients still do not have a transfer date
Of the 577 people who do have a transfer date, 38% have a local council that is not aware they need to be transferred back into the local area
50% (1,296) of patients have a local council that is not aware they need to be transferred back into the local area
6% (147) of people in assessment and treatment units are childrenhttp://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/cbf-articles/latest-news/people-with-learning-disabilit.html