Human Rights Joint Committee - First Report
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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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 16 December 2008.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1.  Introduction

2.  The Convention

Benefits for people with disabilities

3.  Progress to ratification

Involvement of people with disabilities

Transparency and engagement

Joined-up government and the ratification of treaties

Timetable for ratification: next steps

4.  Proposals for reservations

Compatibility of existing laws and practices with the Convention

Home Office and immigration

DCSF and education

Ministry of Defence and service in the armed forces

Are reservations necessary or appropriate?

5.  The Optional Protocol

6.  Monitoring and implementation

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Written Evidence

Reports from the Joint Committee on Human Rights in this Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Tuesday 18 November 2008

Written Evidence

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Prepared 4 January 2009