Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of learning disabilities mortality review notifications are reviewed and completed within the six-month timeframe set by NHS England.

We recognise the Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) programme as a crucial source of evidence that helps to identify the key improvements needed to tackle health disparities and prevent avoidable deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people.

NHS England collects data about the completion of LeDeR reviews. The latest data at the end of July 2025 shows that 35% of eligible reviews have been completed within six months of notification.

There are numerous reasons why reviews may take longer than six months to complete. Sometimes, families do not feel it is possible for them to contribute to a review within that time frame; LeDeR reviews always take place after all other statutory processes have happened, for example coronial processes and safeguarding investigations. This means that a review may be delayed for some time. As of August 2025, 94% of all LeDeR reviews have been completed since the start of the programme in 2017.