Independent Living Strategy

Information on the aims of the Independent Living Strategy

In July 2006, the Independent Living Review was set up to develop a five-year strategy for independent living.

The aims of the strategy are that:

disabled people (including older disabled people) who need support to go about their daily lives will have greater choice and control over how support is provided
disabled people (including older disabled people) will have greater access to housing, education, employment, leisure and transport opportunities and to participation in family and community life.

The strategy contributes towards the Government's work to ratify the United Nations Convention on Disability Rights. Read more on the UN Convention on Disability Rights.

Summary report

Independent Living Strategy summary PDF (1.03 MB, 26 pages)
Independent Living Strategy summary RTF (151 KB, 26 pages)

Full report

Independent Living Strategy PDF (2MB, 135 pages)
Independent Living Strategy RTF (617KB, 135 pages)
Independent Living Strategy Easy Read (4.18 MB, 71 pages)

If require the full report in audio, please email: Independent-living-review@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

Consultation

As part of the consultation process, ODI held two consultation events in York and London during the summer of 2008 and invited written responses from the public. If you would like to see the notes from the consultation events, please send an email to Independent-Living-Review@dwp.gsi.gov.uk.

Summary of consultation responses

Summary of responses (PDF, 60.5 KB, 13 pages)

Equality Impact Assessment

Read the Equality Impact Assessment (PDF, 60.5 KB)

Independent Living Strategy Government consultation response

Involving disabled people: Government response to the consultation on implementation and monitoring of the Independent Living Strategy (PDF, 24 pages, 1.75 MB)
Independent Living Strategy consultation: Government's reply (Easy Read PDF, 36 pages, 2.42 MB)

Independent Living Scrutiny Group

The Government’s response to the consultation committed to the setting up of an Independent Living Scrutiny Group (ILSG). It also committed the ILSG to an important role in the monitoring of progress on the Strategy.

The ILSG’s remit is to report its views on progress on delivery of the ILS to Life Chances Ministers. Members of the Group have been selected on the basis of their expertise of independent living issues.

About the ILSG

Member biographies (PDF, 5 pages, 33 KB)
Working guidelines (PDF, 3 pages, 38 KB)
Terms of reference (PDF, 2 pages, 18 KB)
Workplan (PDF, 1 page, 15 KB)
ILSG minutes: 23 September 2009 (PDF, 8 pages, 67 KB)
ILSG minutes: 10 October 2009 (PDF, 6 pages, 59 KB)

ILSG Annual Report

Publication of Annual Reports by the ILSG will help to keep disabled people informed about progress on the ILS and the Government’s commitment to deliver equality for disabled people by 2025.