A Bill to make provision for residents of care homes and sheltered accommodation to keep domestic pets in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would make provision for residents of care homes and sheltered accommodation to keep domestic pets. It stipulates the circumstances in which operators of care homes and sheltered accommodation could refuse permission for domestic pets to be kept, and the right of appeal by residents against such a refusal.
House of Commons
12 April 2010
The bill would allow residents of care homes and sheltered accommodation to keep domestic pets in defined circumstances. It spells out the situations in which operators may refuse permission and gives residents a right to appeal against such refusals.
The Bill is currently at its second reading in the House of Commons and has further stages to go.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was presented, through the ballot procedure, to Parliament on 16 December 2009. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill had a Second Reading debate on Friday 5 March 2010.
The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
