Bill · started in the Commons
Care Homes and Sheltered Accommodation (Domestic Pets) Bill
A Bill to make provision for residents of care homes and sheltered accommodation to keep domestic pets in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Care Homes and Sheltered Accommodation (Domestic Pets) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 16 December 2009 by Mr Nigel Waterson (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
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.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 16 Dec 2009
- 2nd reading Commons 5 Mar 2010
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 12 Apr 2010.