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We are delighted to announce that booking is now open for this year’s Restraint Reduction Network Conference, The art of the possible: paving the way towards a restraint free future, taking place at Liverpool Hilton and online on 13-14 November…

Last night, BBC News reported on the case of an autistic boy whose mother, Zoe, had obtained footage of him being brutally physically restrained while in a seclusion room at an English special school. The report follows BBC’s recent work…

RRN, Bild and Respond are concerned the Government’s proposed welfare cuts announced in this week’s spring statement pose a threat to the rights and quality of life of many people with learning disabilities and autistic people. Thousands of people with…

The Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) is alarmed that the Department for Education’s draft guidance on the use of reasonable force and other restrictive interventions in schools still fails to address the urgent concerns of parents and families whose children have…

We are delighted to announce that this year’s Restraint Reduction Network Conference will take place on 13-14 November 2025 in Liverpool and online. Further details about the conference, including how to book your place, will be coming shortly. You can…

Today, the BBC published a story sharing the heartbreaking experience of Kasibba, an autistic woman with a learning disability who was detained in hospital for 45 years, including an incomprehensible 25 years in solitary confinement, for no medical reason. Kasibba’s…

The RRN welcomes the publication of the 15th annual report of the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM). The report has an important role to play in scrutinising practices of the settings in which people are detained across the UK. Established…

Today, the Scottish Government published ‘Included, Engaged and Involved – a relationships and rights-based approach to physical intervention in Scottish schools’ The RRN welcomes the new guidance as a much-needed positive step. Scotland is the first nation in the UK…

Today, the BBC published a story detailing appalling experiences of a young Scottish woman attending a special school in the south of England. Leah’s descriptions of her experience of restraint at school and the trauma this caused to her are…

On 24 July, 12:30pm-1:45pm, the Restraint Reduction Network, in collaboration with the Welsh Government and Improvement Cymru, will be hosting a FREE lunchtime webinar launching a brand-new coproduced animation and additional resources to support our work to reduce restrictive practices…