Human Rights Joint Committee - Twenty-Third Report
Implementation of the Right of Disabled People to Independent Living

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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 6 February 2012.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

2  Independent living as a human right

What is independent living?

Relevant provisions of the Disabilities Convention

The legal status of the relevant standards in the Disabilities Convention

The nature of the legal obligations under the Disabilities Convention

Obligations to respect, protect and fulfil

Obligations of "progressive realisation" and "non-retrogression"

The legal obligations in Article 19 of the Disabilities Convention

3  Progress so far

Independent Living Strategy

Valuing People

Right to Control

Political consensus

The current situation

Legislative underpinning of the right to independent living

4  The Government's approach to implementing the UNCRPD

Protecting and promoting the right to independent living

Independent Living Strategy: its effectiveness, and plans for the future

Coordinating implementation of the Convention across government departments and the devolved administrations

Implementation of the right to independent living by the devolved administrations

Ensuring that public authorities comply with the Convention

Impact assessments

Consultation and involvement of disabled people

Awareness of the UNCRPD

5  Implementing Article 19—issues and challenges

The impact of current reforms
Local authority expenditure

Disability Living Allowance

Independent Living Fund

Housing benefit

Adult social care

Personalisation of adult social care

Portability of care

Residential care

The role of inspection and regulation

Commissioning

Access to information and advocacy

Access to housing and to community facilities on an equal basis with others

Hate crime and abuse

Access to redress and justice

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Declaration of Lords Interests

Witnesses

List of written evidence

Annex: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities—Articles 3, 4 and 19

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 1 March 2012