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Disabled people’s 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.

• From: Disability Unit
• Published: 9 December 2021
• Last updated: 15 December 2022 — See all updates

The UK ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in July 2009. The government wants disabled people to fulfil their potential 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).

Documents

• Disabled people's rights: UK 2022 follow-up report to UNCRPD 2016 inquiry
  • 21 December 2022
  • Policy paper
• Disabled people's rights: UK 2021 follow-up report to UNCRPD 2016 inquiry
  • 14 December 2021
  • Policy paper
• Disabled people’s rights: the UK’s 2019 report on select recommendations of the UN periodic review
  • 14 October 2019
  • Policy paper
• Disabled people’s rights: information following the UK’s first periodic review
  • 3 October 2018
  • Policy paper
• Disabled people's rights: information for the UK's first periodic review
  • 20 July 2017
  • Policy paper
• UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: initial report on how the UK is implementing it
  • 24 November 2011
  • Policy paper

Published 9 December 2021
Last updated 15 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 15 December 2022

   Added a link to the UK 2022 follow-up report.

2. 9 December 2021

   First published.