Disabled people鈥檚 rights: information following the UK鈥檚 first periodic review
The UN asked the UK to respond 12 months after the first periodic review on a selection of recommendations in its concluding observations.
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We published our initial report on the rights of disabled people in November 2011, as required by the .
We published more information in July 2017 in connection with the UN鈥檚 first periodic review of how the United Kingdom (UK) is implementing the convention.
The UN published its on the first periodic review in August 2017.
On this page we have published our initial response to specific recommendations from the UN鈥檚 concluding observations. We were asked to respond to these 12 months after our periodic review. We will provide information on all the recommendations when we have our next periodic review.
The Office for Disability Issues coordinates the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the UK.
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Watch a British Sign Language (BSL) video of the report.
If you need help accessing this document or you would like to request a Braille copy contact:
Email: [email protected]
Office for Disability Issues
Caxton House
6-12 Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
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