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First Report - The National Disability Strategy

Women and Equalities Committee HC 34 Published 6 December 2023

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

11 items (7 recs)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 11 of 11 classified

Accepted 4

Accepted in Part 2

Acknowledged 2

Not Addressed 1

Rejected 2

Government response

Second Special Report - The National Disability Strategy: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report · published 6 Mar 2024

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

7 Conclusion Not Addressed

Establish system to monitor and update disabled people on National Disability Strategy actions.

Conclusion

The act of appealing the High Court’s judgment on the lawfulness of the National Disability Strategy created many months of uncertainty and frustration for disabled people and their representative organisations. It was unclear why the Government chose to pause 14 … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government defends its decision to appeal the High Court judgment and its handling of the National Disability Strategy during that period, stating the appeal was successful and most policies continued. It does not address the committee's observation about needing a system for monitoring and updating stakeholders.

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