The Learning Disability Team

The Learning Disability team works with adults who have a confirmed learning disability and is co-located at Darwen Resource Centre alongside specialist learning disability community nurses. The team is also likely to work in close collaboration with Children’s Services for those people who are approaching adulthood.

The team provide the statutory function within complex cases in relation to court decisions regarding Deprivation of Liberty. In addition, they support individuals with very complex needs who are maybe in specialist hospitals subject to other statutory frameworks.