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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 allocate an individual budget

15   

Further provisions relating to individual budgets

16   

Discharge from hospital

17   

Authorised representative

18   

Disputes between carers and disabled persons

19   

Charging of disabled persons

20   

Determination of living arrangements

 

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21   

Amendment of the Children Act 1989

22   

Continuity of independent living support

23   

Amendment of the Mental Health Act 1983

Chapter 3

Inspection and enforcement

24   

Inspection

25   

Reviews and investigations by the Care Quality Commission

26   

Enforcement

27   

Advocacy

Part 3

Human rights obligations of regulated providers

28   

Application of the Human Rights Act 1998 to certain persons and bodies
regulated by the Health and Social Care Act

2008

29   

Amendment of the Health and Social Care Act 2008

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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