Dr. Iris Elliott:

In any review of legislation, it is about ensuring disabled people and disabled persons' organisations are part of the review. There is clear guidance around how that should happen from the UNCRPD committee. It would be a systematic review that is evidence based and publicly reported to allow for transparency as to how it was conducted. The Disability Act is quite specific and limited and predates the CRPD. We encourage fundamental questions about the purpose of the Disability Act, and that the review is guided by that policy intent. If we are clear about that, it may be that the review of the Act needs to connect with the review of other legislation. If it is only for a certain policy purpose, we need to look at other aligned legislation, including equality and other legislation.