Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill
13 March 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Members of the House of Lords, with experience living with disabilities and working with disability charities, discussed the general principles of a Bill which would impose duties upon certain persons and bodies in respect of disabled persons
- Lords Hansard: Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill
- Bills before Parliament: Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill
- About Parliament: Second reading
- Companion to the Standing Orders in the House of Lords: Second reading
- About Parliament: Private Members' Bills
- Briefing: Bills and how they become law (PDF)
The committee stage of the Private Members' Bill - line by line examination - where every suggested change can be discussed and votes can happen, is yet to be scheduled.