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Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL]


 

Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL]

 

 
 

Contents

Part 1

Introductory

1   

General principles

2   

Relationship with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995

3   

Interpretation

Part 2

Independent living

Chapter 1

General duties in relation to independent living

4   

National independent living strategy

5   

General duty of local authorities and NHS bodies

6   

Further duties of local authorities

7   

Further duties of NHS bodies

8   

Co-operation to promote independent living

9   

Independent living strategy

10   

Duty to identify and maintain register of disabled persons

11   

Duty to enhance capacity among local service providers

Chapter 2

Right to independent living

12   

Right to information, advice and assistance

13   

Right to self-directed assessment of requirements

14   

Duty to make arrangements

15   

Individual and delegated budgets

16   

Discharge from hospital

17   

Authorised representative

18   

Disputes between carers and disabled persons

19   

Charging of disabled persons

20   

Co-operation between authorities to facilitate independent living plan

 

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21   

Determination of living arrangements

22   

Amendment of the Children Act 1989

23   

Co-operation between authorities to maintain support

24   

Amendment of the Mental Health Act 1983

Chapter 3

Inspection and complaints

25   

Inspection

26   

Amendment of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and

Standards) Act 2003

27   

Advocacy

Part 3

Care establishments

28   

Application of the Human Rights Act 1998 to certain persons and bodies

regulated by the Care Standards Act 2000

29   

Amendment of the Care Standards Act 2000

Part 4

Housing and planning

30   

Allocation of housing accommodation by local authorities

31   

Disability housing service

32   

Amendment of the Local Government Act 2003

33   

Amendment of the Building Act 1984

34   

Review of the Building Regulations 2000

35   

Amendment of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

Part 5

General

36   

Regulations and orders

37   

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

38   

Commencement and extent

39   

Short title

Schedule 1   —   

Minor and consequential amendments

Schedule 2   —   

Repeals

 
 

 
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