A Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish and keep under review a strategy to improve the provision of services for adults in England with dementia and their carers; to require the Secretary of State to report annually to Parliament on the implementation of the strategy; to require local authorities, the NHS and other bodies to act in accordance with relevant guidance issued by the Secretary of State; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
8 April 2010
This bill would require the Secretary of State to publish and keep under review a strategy to improve the provision of services for adults in England with dementia and for their carers. It would also require the Secretary of State to report annually to Parliament on how the strategy is being implemented, and to issue guidance that local authorities, the NHS and other bodies must follow. The aim is to improve the quality, consistency and coordination of dementia care and support across England.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons and would need to proceed through further stages (committee, report, third reading) and then Lords consideration before it could become law.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 17 March 2010. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The Bill is a Private Member's Bill which are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate. If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the text, then you would need to speak to the Member sponsoring the Bill.
The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
