ABSTRACT
At the time of writing, the Government was planning to pass through Parliament new primary legislation further extending the scope of disability law. Amongst other things, it proposed to extend the definition of disability to include HIV from the time of diagnoses, and cancer from when diagnosed as likely to require substantial treatment.185 A draft Bill was published in December 2003. Secondly, it was planning to impose upon local authorities duties to eliminate disability discrimination and pursue to equality of opportunity for disabled persons.186 This was expected to work on similar lines to the duties imposed on public authorities by s 71 of the Race Relations Act 1976.187
183 Ibid, inserting s 21A(2). 184 Ibid, inserted by regs 15 and 16. 185 See Towards Inclusion – Civil Rights for Disabled People (available www.dwp.gov.uk), Section 3,
para 3.11; and HL Deb Col 587, 28 February 2003, per Lord McIntosh. 186 Disabled People (Duties of Public Authorities) Bill 2003; Towards Inclusion – Civil Rights for
Disabled People (available www.dwp.gov.uk), Section 3, para 3.44; and HL Deb Col 587, 28 February 2003, per Lord McIntosh.
