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Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 14: 14: Clause 13 , page 14, line 16, at end insert— ““( ) In this section a reference to an assessment of requirements includes any re-assessment or review of a disabled person’s requirements.”” The noble Lord said: Amendment No. 14 and Amendment No. 23, which is grouped alongside it, are about the periodical review of assessments. If an assessment is taken under this Bill and found to give the right support, it should in most cases be reviewed periodically. This will depend on the nature of the person; the condition or disability they have; whether they are improving or deteriorating in terms of physical or mental health, et cetera. Unless we get the review in here, what was appropriate X amount of time ago may still be applied now when it is no longer appropriate and we may end up quite simply wasting money and effort. On Amendment No. 23, the period after a stay in hospital, for instance, might be thought to be the appropriate time to call for a review of any package. I would suggest that the amendments are a sensible way of making sure that if help is given, it is updated and made to be consistently appropriate. I beg to move.