A Bill to make provision for a review of access for people with learning disabilities to healthcare and other services; to make provision for a review of the provision of learning disability services across government; to make associated provision for the reform of such services; to provide a statutory code of practice on the public sector equality duty for public bodies for matters relating to learning disabilities; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
28 April 2022
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The Learning Disabilities (Access to Services) Bill is a Lords proposal that would require reviews of how people with learning disabilities access healthcare and other services, and how learning disability services are provided across government. It also aims to create a formal code of practice for public bodies on the equality duties related to learning disabilities and to set out related reforms.
The bill is at its first reading stage in the Lords and has not yet progressed to committee or subsequent readings based on the information provided.
Generated 21 February 2026
10 Feb 2022
First reading took place on 10 February 2022. 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.
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
