Government of Jersey

Figures on learning disabilities (adults) in Jersey

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Health and Care Jersey and published on 31 December 2025.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request 773700832

A request to ascertain how many adults have a learning disability in Jersey. To include age brackets and levels of need (usually between 1-4).

Response

Health and Care Jersey (HCJ) does not hold information on the number of people with a learning disability in Jersey. Only the number of people known to HCJ's Adult Learning Disability Service can be reported from records held, which is not representative of the total number of people with a learning disability.

295 individuals are known to HCJ's Adult Learning Disability Service.

Age group	Count
18 to 25 years	56
26 to 30 years	34
31 to 40 years	63
41 to 50 years	45
51 to 60 years	45
61 to 70 years	36
71+ years	16

HCJ do not hold information on the level of need for each individual. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Information used in assessing Long Term Care entitlement, such as an individual's level of need, is managed through Employment, Social Security and Housing.

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority"

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.