As part of the Suffolk Joint Learning Disability Strategy, there is a Partnership board made up of self-advocates, family carers, health and social care commissioners, police, education, voluntary organisations, housing providers and provider organisations.
The chairs of the four focus group My Life, My Home, My Health, My Voice will attend the partnership board in rotation, to share with the board their successes and ask for support if needed.
What is its Purpose?
The Learning Disability Partnership Board will work with people to achieve the vision of people with learning disabilities living good ordinary lives as part of their community, with the right support, at the right time, from the right people.
Partnership board membership to include:
We welcome anyone who is interested in the lives of people with learning disabilities in Suffolk to attend in the public gallery.
- Self-advocates
- Family Carers
- Workforce Development representatives
- Support Worker organisations
- Elected Councillor
- Suffolk and Northeast Essex ICB-NHS
- Social Work representative
- Advocacy representative
- Police representative
- Housing Provider representative
- Education
- Health and Social Care commissioners
- Provider organisations
The Partnership Board will:
- Lead and drive the strategy, using co-production
- Champion change and be an example to others
- Be creative and encourage creativity
- Share good practice
- Support the completion of the Annual Joint Assessment Framework
- Host an annual celebration of success and planning for the next year
- Produce and deliver a strong, clear, engaging communications plan
You can view the Board’s latest Governance document here: Learning Disability Partnership Board; 2018 Governance
Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board Meetings
- Presentation from Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting – February 2026 (Opens a PDF)
- Presentation from Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting – December 2025 (Opens a PDF)
- Partnership Board Minutes booklet 16 September 2025 (Opens a PDF)
- Presentation from Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting – September 2025 (Opens a PDF)
- Presentation from Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting – February 2025 (Opens a PDF)
- Presentation and minutes from Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting – September 2024 (Opens a PDF)
- Presentation and minutes from Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting – May 2024 (Opens a PDF)
- Presentation and minutes from Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting – February 2024 (Opens a PDF)
- Presentation from Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting – September 2023 (Opens a PDF)
- Presentation from Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting – February 2023 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes for LDP board meeting – September 2022 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes for LDP board meeting – May 2022 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes for LDP board meeting – February 2022 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes for LDP board meeting – September 2021 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes for LDP board meeting – March 2021 (Opens a PDF)
- Agenda for LDP board meeting – October 2019 (Opens a PDF)
- Agenda for LDP board meeting – March 2019 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes from LDP board meeting – March 2019 (Opens a PDF)
- Agenda for LDP board meeting – November 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes from LDP board meeting – November 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Agenda for LDP board meeting – July 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes from LDP board meeting -July 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Actions from LDP board meeting – July 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Agenda for LDP board meeting – May 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes from LDP board meeting – May 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Actions from LDP board meeting – May 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Agenda for LDP board meeting – February 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes from LDP board meeting – February 2018 (Opens a PDF)
Joint Workstreams Meetings
- Agenda from the Joint Workstream Meeting for April 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Minutes from the Joint Workstream Meeting in April 2018 (Opens a PDF)
Support Worker & PA Network Meeting
- Agenda for Support Worker meeting – October 2018 (Opens a PDF)
- Agenda for Support Worker meeting – April 2018 (Opens a PDF)