On 31 May 2011, a BBC Panorama programme exposed serious failings and abuse of people with learning disabilities and autism at the Winterbourne View care home. Owned by Castlebeck Care Ltd, Winterbourne View was an independent sector hospital that took NHS-funded patients.

When did Winterbourne View happen?

Opened in December 2006, Winterbourne View was a private hospital owned and operated by Castlebeck Care Limited. It was designed to accommodate 24 patients in two separate wards, and was registered as a hospital providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities.

What was the outcome of Winterbourne View?

The Winterbourne View scandal, exposed by the Panorama programme, shocked the nation. It led to the Government pledge to move all people with learning disabilities and/or autism inappropriately placed in such institutions into community care by June this year.