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Care Homes and Sheltered Accommodation (Domestic Pets) Bill 2009-10

Type of Bill:
Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor:
Mr Nigel Waterson

Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Commons

  1. House of Commons
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  2. House of Lords
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  3. Consideration of Amendments
  4. Royal Assent

Last event

Latest Bill

House Bill Date
Commons Bill 27 09-10 as introduced | PDF version, 79KB 02.03.2010

Latest news on the Bill

This Bill was presented, through the ballot procedure, to Parliament on 16 December 2009. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.

This Bill had a Second Reading debate on Friday 5 March 2010.

The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Summary of the Bill

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.

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