Human Rights Joint Committee - Twelfth Report
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Reservations and Interpretative Declaration

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 31 March 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Progress towards ratification

Parliamentary involvement in the ratification process

3 Reservations and interpretative declaration

Special schools and parental choice: Right to education (Article 24)

Service in the Armed Forces: Work and employment (Article 27)

Immigration: liberty of movement

Review of benefits appointees: equal recognition (Article 12(4))

Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Written Evidence

Letter to Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Disabled People, dated 10 March 2009

Letter from Jonathan Shaw MP, dated 23 March 2009

Memorandum submitted by Anita Bennett, dated 23 March 2009

Memorandum submitted by Disability Action, dated 23 March 2009

Memorandum submitted by Evan Davies, dated 23 March 2009

Memorandum submitted by Mrs Kim Wood, dated 24 March 2009

Memorandum submitted by Leonard Cheshire Disability, dated 23 March 2009

Memorandum submitted by Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, dated 23 March 2009

Memorandum submitted by Rescare, dated 19 March 2009

Memorandum submitted by Simon Burdis, dated 19 March 2009

Memorandum submitted by the UN Convention Campaign Coalition, dated 20 March 2009

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 17 April 2009