Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has launched two investigations into services for people with an intellectual disability. Peter Boshier said the ability of the ministry to resource, coordinate and plan intellectual disability services would come under the microscope in his two investigations, announced publicly on Thursday. The ministry includes disability support services, which is responsible for planning and funding disability services nationwide. This includes services for people with an intellectual disability who have committed a crime and are under compulsory care legislation. A ministry spokesman said last month in a few cases people with an intellectual disability had been placed in forensic mental health services instead of a forensic intellectual disability service.

Source: Stuff February 14, 2019 06:23 UTC