A leading charity that supports people with learning disabilities says it may be forced to stop running at least 60 of its services as a result of increasing National Insurance costs. Mencap is one of ...

The Supreme Court has been asked to revisit a previous ruling it made on what it means to be deprived of liberty.

A support worker has kept her job at learning disability charity Mencap despite being photographed loading shopping onto a wheelchair user while smoking. A shocked witness claimed the photograph was ...

NEW services designed to help the development of children with a learning disability have been launched. Mencap's Family Support Programme aims to improve outcomes for young people. The charity says ...

Mencap has shared a heartfelt message to the public after revealing over £46,000 has been donated since the learning disability charity was mentioned by The Traitors contestant Alexander Dragonetti.

Telecoms giant Vodafone has teamed up with learning disability charity Mencap to connect over 45 supported living homes using Internet of Things technology. The Connected Living project will use ...

The learning disability support charity Mencap has revealed that it’s been flooded with donations since the most recent season of The Traitors came to an end. On Friday night, the finale of the ...

As prices continue to rise ahead of autumn, learning disability charity Mencap is asking the government to step up support for the 1.5 million people with a learning disability living in the UK. The ...

Katie Price’s son Harvey has been announced as an ambassador for Mencap (Picture: BBC/Minnow Films/Glen Gratton) Harvey Price has been announced as an ambassador for the charity Mencap and hopes to ...

AN EPILEPTIC woman has blasted a charity shop after she was forced to pay for a glass bowl she broke while suffering a seizure. Sandra Kirkham, 72, was shopping with husband Kevan when she suddenly ...

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Learning disability charity Mencap has appointed Deborah Hamilton Lewin as its director of communications and marketing. Lewin, director of Heart of the City, a body set up by the Bank of England to ...