Coming Home Action Plan 2026

Footnotes

1 The focus of this action plan is on people who have learning disabilities and complex support needs. It does not include people who are detained in secure settings, such as the State Hospital, under mental health legislation because there is a need for compulsory treatment and/or public protection. In such cases, there are clear processes to ensure measures are lawful, proportionate and regularly reviewed.

2 Dynamic Support Register data is designated ‘official statistics in development’ by Public Health Scotland because it is a new data collection. For more information, see: Types of official statistics - Official statistics - About our statistics - Who we are - About us - Public Health Scotland

3 Insights into learning disabilities and complex needs: statistics for Scotland 17 March 2026

4 Insights into learning disabilities and complex needs: statistics for Scotland 17 March 2026

5 Of the 13 territorial health boards, 9 have A&T beds. 4 of these provide access to inpatient A&T beds for other health board areas

6 There were 176 people recorded on the DSR as being in hospital as at December 2025 Insights into learning disabilities and complex needs: statistics for Scotland 17 March 2026

7 This is less than the 55 people that MWC identified in their Hospital is not Home report because some of these individuals had mental health issues and were not part of the Coming Home cohort. Some people with learning disabilities have also been discharged since Hospital is Not a Home was published.