Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) autistic people and (b) people with learning disabilities were in long-term segregation on 6 December 2022.
This information is not held in the format requested. However, as of 9 September 2022, there were 114 autistic people and those with a learning disability in long-term segregation in inpatient settings, using the Care Quality Commission’s definition.