Learning Disability Profiles

Changes to the Learning Disability Profile

Following the response to the health and social care statistical outputs consultation the Learning Disability profile will continue to be published with a reduced set of indicators. These changes have been implemented on 2 December 2025.

The changes have been guided by comments received from users in the health and social care statistics consultation and additional feedback from users. To ensure that indicators published in this profile are timely, useful and robust, a number of indicators have been discontinued. Details of the changes to Learning Disability profile indicators.

Alongside changes to the profile, tailored guidance will be developed to enable users to conduct their own analyses of learning disability data, supplementing the profile indicators. This guidance will be shaped through a structured stakeholder engagement exercise to identify user needs, gather feedback and test the draft guidance. Further details on the scope and timeline of this exercise will be communicated shortly. 

If you have any comments about these changes please email healthcare.variation@dhsc.gov.uk

Profile Introduction

The learning disabilities profile collates and presents a wide range of data, developed from a variety of relevant, robust sources. The profile provides a set of tools that allow planners, providers and stakeholders to profile their area and benchmark against similar populations. The aim is to provide information for improvement, not judgement.

Supporting information

The learning disabilities profile has also produced a range of additional intelligence products with which to assist health professionals in key decision-making. The range of information, when used alongside the profile may enable and improve decisions about local services. These products can be found in:

Contact us

For enquiries and feedback relating to the learning disabilities profile, please email: profilefeedback@dhsc.gov.uk