Dan Scorer
Dan is Head of Policy, Public Affairs, Advice & Casework at Mencap, where he has worked for 13 years. Dan has worked in disabled people’s organisations for over 20 years, leading teams across campaigns, research, policy, parliamentary and government engagement.
Mencap campaigns alongside people with a learning disability and their families for delivery of the change long promised by government on reducing in-patient bed numbers, developing community support and housing, and reform of the Mental Health Act. Mencap’s information and advice service supports people with a learning disability and their families with advice around crisis support and community care, as well as legal support on being discharged from in-patient settings and supported in the community.