Learning Disability & Autism Partnership Boards

Learning Disability and Autism Partnership Boards bring together lots of people to work on making things better for people with learning disabilities and autism and their families.

Care Network organises these important meetings in Blackburn with Darwen and we would love everyone who has an interest to join us and get involved.

If you or someone in your family has a learning disability and/ or autism and live in Blackburn with Darwen, there are two regular public meetings that we want you to attend:

  • Learning Disability Partnership Board
  • Autism Partnership Board

Please note: Attendance is by invitation only. For more details please contact: [email protected] 

Autism Partnership Board

Please note that attendance is by invite only. Please contact us for the full details.

Next meeting: 9th July 2026 

Location: Blackburn Central Library, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, BB2 1AG

Minutes: The minutes from our most recent Autism Board Meetings are available for you to view and download via the links below:

Learning Disability Partnership Board

Please note that attendance is by invite only. Please contact us for the full details.

Next meeting: 14th July 2026

Location: Blackburn Central Library, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, BB2 1AG

Minutes: The minutes from our most recent LD Board Meetings are available for you to view and download via the links below:

Craig Sutherland, Managing Director of Thera North joined us recently at one of our Learning Disability Partnership Board Meetings. Following this he contacted our team with this fantastic feedback:

Blackburn with Darwen Learning Disability Partnership Board is the most inclusive Partnership Board that Thera North is engaged with. The commitment towards genuinely hearing people with lived experience of a learning disability, carers, providers and professionals shines through and is reflected in the fantastic attendance at each meeting from all stakeholders. It is this involvement and inclusion that brings about real change, as a provider of supported living, you can see how this is helping to shape and influence key stakeholders in how support and services are designed in Blackburn with Darwen.

Most importantly this is driven from the voices of people with a Learning Disability. Lots of partnership boards could learn and benefit from this excellent example of how to run a Learning Disability Partnership Board.

Who Is It For?  

You could be;

  • someone living with learning disabilities and/ or autism
  • mum, dad, sister, brother, friend or carer of someone living with learning disabilities and/ or autism
  • a professional working in health and social care with an interest in learning disabilities and/ or autism

At The Meetings You Can...

  • find out about what’s going on for adults with a learning disability and / or autism
  • tell people what you think about local services
  • be heard by the people who can make changes to services which can impact the quality of peoples lives
  • make sure councilors and elected members know the views of the local learning disability and autism community
  • find out about your rights and important national policies  
  • help make services better for people with a learning disability and/ or autism in Blackburn with Darwen
  • meet new people
  • Find out about progress on The Big Plan

The Big Plan: 2020 - 2025

This strategy has been co-produced with Blackburn with Darwen Learning Disability and Autism Boards, parents and/or carers of individuals with a learning disability, providers of services and people with a learning disability and or autism. Find out more...

The Big Plan



Get In Touch & Get Involved

If you want to find out more, including the dates of the next meetings call Michelle at Care Network Hub on 01254 507255 (option 2), or email [email protected]

Contact Us


Important! Hospital Passports

Everyone with a learning disability and/or autism should complete a COVID-19 Hospital Passport to take with them, in case they need to go into hospital. 

Find out more about Hospital Passports

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