Donal Mac Intyre has made three one hour documentaries on abuse in care homes over the last four years.

He is a tireless campaigner for improved standards of care for the elderly and the learning disabled. He described his MacIntyre Undercover investigation into abuse at the Brompton Care Home in Kent as his most important investigation.

The programme highlighted abuse and the police found five assaults in just 21 days of filming. The film changed Government policy and is used as a teaching and training aid across the industry. Over 7 million viewers tuned in and a record number of viewers rang the help line. Subsequent Police criticism nearly decapitated Mac Intyre's care campaign as the Kent Police inexplicably said that the programme's allegations were false.

Donal Mac Intyre sued the Kent Police for Libel to defend journalist's rights and the rights of the learning disabled before the Law. He won a heralded victory in the £750,000 libel action which included damages, all legal costs and a full and total apology.

Mac Intyre gave his five figure damages award to three charities for the learning disabled. He is currently campaigning for a specific care home assault Law with Roger Graef, a fellow filmmaker and recently co-hosted a seminar on the issue at the LSE in London.

Dr David Allen - (One of the country's leading experts in care) "Had the press views gone unchallenged - the care of one of our most vulnerable groups of citizens would have been set back at least 50 years"

Values Into Action
"Its a disgrace that the Police should regard investigating any crime against people with learning disability as a waste of time " Dr Jean Collins. Director. (Site)

Mencap "It was wrong for Kent police to not take the BBC investigation as seriously as it deserved. These were vulnerable people with a learning disability who were being threatened and abused." Michele Harris & Mary Sweeting. (Site)

British Institute for Learning Disability
"The MacIntyre Undercover Programme was a shocking demonstration for how physical interventions can lead to abuse when its used inappropriately" (Site )

The Malcolm Rowley Trust
" The Police now owe an apology to the residents of the Brompton Care Home for increasing the distress to them and their families. " (Site )

people first - People First
"We know of People First members who have had bad experiences when
reporting a crime, Police attitudes towards people with learning
disability must improve. I hope the decision to award damages to Donal
will make all Police forces realise that they must take crimes committed
against people with learning disability seriously"
- Andrew Lee Director (Site)