A bill to provide for the portability of care packages to promote independent living for disabled persons by local authorities in England and Wales; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
30 April 2013
The Social Care Portability Bill would require local authorities in England and Wales to ensure that funded social care packages can be moved with the person if they move between authorities or across local boundaries. This aims to help disabled people maintain their support and live more independently, with clear rules on how transfers should happen and how funding is handled during a move.
The bill is currently at its 2nd reading in the Lords. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage in the Lords, then report stage and on to consideration by the Commons.
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First reading took place on 26 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
