Consultation outcome

Restraint and restrictive intervention: draft guidance

From:
Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Education
Published
29 November 2017
Last updated
27 June 2019 — See all updates
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention: government response

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Detail of outcome

This document summarises responses received to the consultation that ran from November 2017 to January 2018.

It summarises some of the key concerns raised and the main changes made to the final guidance in light of the responses to consultation.

The finalised guidance has been published simultaneously with this document and contains the main response.

Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention for children and young people.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

The Department of Health is consulting on draft guidance on reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention for children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and mental health needs.

The consultation is seeking views on how well this draft guidance helps a range of settings and services to support children recognised as being at higher risk of restraint. The guidance applies to health and care settings and special educational settings.

The Department of Health and the Department for Education commissioned the Council for Disabled Children to draft this guidance.

Documents

Reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention: children and young people

PDF, 232 KB, 49 pages

Updates to this page

Published 29 November 2017
Last updated 27 June 2019 + show all updates

  1. The government response has been added to the page.

  2. First published.

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