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Introduction

The Government wrote an important report about our plans for people with a learning disability in 2001. This was called Valuing People. Since then, the Government has written a report every year saying what we have done and what we will do next to make the things in Valuing People happen. The Government has to give Parliament a report on learning disability each year. This is our third report since Valuing People. In this report you can read what the Government has done for people with a learning disability in 2004. It also tells you what we plan to do next.The Government has written some other important reports about our plans for people with a learning disability in the last year. There is a list of them on page 52. One of the most important reportsis The story so far... This was written by Rob Greig, National Director of Learning Disabilities. It gives a good picture of how much things have changed for people with a learning disability. It also says where things are not working well. The report has made the Government think hard about how to improve things for people with a learning disability. The Minister in charge of learning disabilities, Mr Liam Byrne MP, will formally respond to the issues made in the report in more detail later this year. This report is available from The Stationery Office (TSO) - £15.00

• Download Government's Annual Report on Learning Disability 2005 (PDF, 1394K)