Learning disability
Some people who have a learning disability may be unable to safeguard their own interests and therefore fall under Adult Support and Protection legislation in Scotland. The resources in this category will be specifically helpful in ASP work with people who have a learning disability or difficulty. It also includes material produced in Easy Read format.
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After the Cawston Park hospital tragedies of 2019-2020: Implications and what has happened since (5 Nations)
1 Dec 2025These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in February 2025. This series of webinars shares…
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Guidance for practitioners: Gender-based violence and learning disability
18 Nov 2025This guide aims to help people working with adults who have mild or moderate learning disabilities or significant…
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Commercial sexual exploitation and women with learning disabilities in Scotland
18 Nov 2025This report explores the intersections between women’s lived experience of learning disability and involvement in commercial sexual exploitation…
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Commercial sexual exploitation (CSE): What it is and how you can get support (Easy Read)
18 Nov 2025This Easy Read booklet explains CSE and how it can happen. It breaks down all the different types…
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What is domestic abuse? (Easy Read)
18 Nov 2025This downloadable six-page leaflet is in Easy Read format and sets out what domestic abuse is. It is…
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Learning Disability Employment: Tools and Guidance (NHS Scotland)
National framework for Adult Support and Protection learning and development in Scotland (references and links)National guidance and frameworks17 Nov 2025This guidance supports NHS organisations to increase the number of people with learning disabilities employed in NHS services.…
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Coming home: Complex care needs and out-of-area placements
17 Nov 2025This report focuses on people with learning disabilities and complex needs who are currently placed far from home.…
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Investigation into the delayed discharge of Ms ST (Mental Welfare Commission)
17 Nov 2025This investigation concerns Ms ST who had learning disabilities, cerebral palsy and diabetes, and is registered blind. She…
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Supported decision-making: Good practice guide
National framework for Adult Support and Protection learning and development in Scotland (references and links)National guidance and frameworks17 Nov 2025Supported decision-making maximises an individual’s ability to ensure that their rights, will and preferences are at the centre…
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Easy Read: Adult Support and Protection leaflets (Fife)
17 Nov 2025This suite of Easy Read leaflets supports adults to understand, and participate in, the Adult Support and Protection…
