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Final revenue allocations for the 2005-06 Learning Disability Development Fund

  • Last modified date:
    18 February 2008

The final revenue allocations for the 2005-06 Learning Disability Development Fund (LDDF) are available on this site. A letter has been sent to all PCT Chief Executives, copied to the appropriate Partnership Boards, informing them of these allocations.

These funds are intended to be used to support the implementation of 'Valuing People' as set out in Annex B of HSC 2001/016:LAC(2002)23.  



The priorities in previous years have been:

  • Advocacy - developing and expanding services to support people to speak up,
  • Person Centred Planning - a way of helping people get what they want in their life, starting with the person, their wishes and aspirations, and
  • Leadership - developing and supporting leadership, including people with learning disabilities, families and others providing support,
  • Day services modernisation,
  • Completing reprovision of the remaining long-stay hospitals to enable people to move to more appropriate accomodation, and
  • Developing supported living approaches for people with learning disabilities living with older family carers.

In addition, and reflecting the significant increases in funding this year there are 2 additional priorities for 2005-06:

  • NHS Campuses reprovision - redevelopment of the the residential services developed by the NHS as a result of the contraction or closure of NHS hospitals, and
  • Support for people with learning disabilities from black and minority ethnic communities.

 Stephen Ladyman, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community has made it clear that he wants all these areas to continue to be treated as priorities for the Fund.

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Learning disability service framework

A comprehensive and enhanced service specification for PCT and practice based commissioners in 2007 to 2008.

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