Learning Disability Partnership Board

Role of the board

The role of the Dorset Learning Disability Partnership Board is to improve the lives of people with a learning disability who live in the Dorset Council area, by:

• promoting their independence, choice, rights and inclusion
• making sure they are treated as equal citizens, with access to mainstream services such as health, housing, employment and education
• making sure outside bodies consult with the partnership board as their main source of information when planning and making decisions that affect the lives of people with a learning disability

The board meets every three months and is chaired by the Corporate Director for Adult Care, and co-chaired by an adult with a learning disability.

Review of the Learning Disability Partnership Board

The council would like a strong and influential partnership board. A review is currently underway to consider how the board can be organised and managed to be more effective.

Meeting dates

The next Learning Disability Partnership Board meetings are:

18 June 2020, from 9.30am to 1pm in Dorchester (venue to be confirmed).
10 September 2020, from 9.30am to 1pm in Dorchester (venue to be confirmed).
03 December 2020, from 9.30am to 1pm in Dorchester (venue to be confirmed).

Minutes from previous meetings (in Easy Read)

Minutes - 20 June 2019
Minutes - 18 April 2019
Minutes - 22 November 2018
Minutes - 9 August 2018
Minutes - 24 May 2018

Contact

Learning Disability Partnership Board

• Name: Chris Skinner
• Email: christopher.skinner@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
• Tel: 01305 225616