The full bill · Parliament publications
Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL]
The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.
Long title · Parliament’s official description
A Bill to impose duties upon certain persons and bodies in respect of disabled persons; to confer certain right upon disabled persons for independent living; to amend the Mental Health Act 1983; to amend the Care Standards Act 2000; and for connected purposes.
Sponsors · 2
- Lord Ashley of StokeLabourLife peer
- Dr Roger BerryLabourKingswood
Bill · 4
- Bill as introduced - html versionCommons12 May 2008
- Bill as introduced - pdf versionCommons12 May 2008
- Bill as introduced - pdf versionLords8 Nov 2007
- Bill as introduced - html versionLords8 Nov 2007
