London
Learning Disability
Health Network
Changing perspectives Changing
lives
16 July 2012
Alison Giraud-Saunders
E: alisongs@btinternet.com
M: 07721 843290
Debbie Robinson
Kaleidoscope Social Enterprise Ltd
E: debbie.robinson@kaleidoscope.org.uk
M: 07860 609079
Developing Person Centered Approaches for
Learning Disabled Offenders within HMP Pentonville
Resources
&
Training
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Focus on person centred approaches to improve
outcomes around health, housing and employment
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Developing a partnership approach with the prison
health team, local community learning disability team,
prison education and day care staff, equality &
diversity lead
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Process mapping
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Reasonable adjustments
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Resources to help with support
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Learning disability awareness training
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Case studies and good practice
Proposed project with
■ Over representation of people with learning disabilities in system that are disadvantaged
and made vulnerable with strong evidence of lack of reasonable adjustments.
■ Strong evidence base and recommendations for change to support this group of offenders
to achieve improved outcomes for life
■ Bradley Report - outlines recommendations at various points along the pathway
■ This group of offenders can draw on a significant proportion of local learning disability
health and social care budgets
■ There has been some change over the past two years – introduction of screening tools
■ Not clear what then needs once someone has been identified as having a learning
disability
■ Lack of options in the context of a clear liaison and diversion pathway which can lead to
inefficient use of resources
■ Potential of improved partnership and joined up working across health and social care
services
Rationale for proposed project
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Maintain the momentum gained to date and to engage London prisons;
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To encourage a consistent, outcomes focused approach to be adopted across
London;
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To provide information on service developments and emerging good practice,
to up-skill stakeholders for managing and developing further provision and a
range of options;
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To ensure that links are made with local community teams, local services and
supports;
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To support the development of more effective pathways by enabling better
informed staff at the appropriate and crucial times within the criminal justice
system.
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Contribute to supporting reducing reoffending and increasing levels of
independence, choice and control.
Evidence from elsewhere

West Yorkshire: screening in
police custody
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Leeds: secondment of learning
disability nurse to mental health
in-reach team
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North East Big Diversion Project:
mapping
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Cambridge study of factors in
offending
What next …
Our contact details
Alison Giraud-Saunders
Email:
alisongs@btinternet.com
Mobile: 07721 843290
Debbie Robinson
Kaleidoscope Social Enterprise Ltd
11-13 Cavendish Square | London | W1G
0AN
Email:
debbie.robinson@kaleidoscope.org.uk
Mobile: 07860 609079