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Disabled people鈥檚 rights: UK's initial report and responses to periodic reviews
UK's initial report on the rights of disabled people under the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its responses to periodic reviews.
The UK聽ratified the聽UN聽Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities聽in July 2009. The government wants disabled people to聽fulfil their potential聽and play a full role in society.
The convention required the government to publish its initial report on the rights of disabled people in November 2011.
The government has continued to publish updates and responses to periodic reviews and recommendations made by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
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Published 9 December 2021
Last updated 15 December 2022
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Added a link to the UK 2022 follow-up report.
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