Health trusts and local authorities in the United Kingdom have a duty to promote respect for human rights to help stop the neglect and abuse of adults with learning disabilities, a parliamentary committee report says.

The report, on the rights of adults with learning disabilities by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, found that public bodies are not fully committed to implementing government policy on rights, independence, choice, and inclusion. It also says that limited resources are undermining attempts to implement the policy.

The committee heard evidence that people with learning disabilities …