Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill
The Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- 2nd reading
- Sir Bill Wiggin
- 8 May 2024
- 12 February 2025
What the bill does
A Bill to remove exemptions from requirements to provide access or services to a person who is accompanied by an assistance dog; to make the undertaking of disability equality training in relation to assistance dogs a condition of holding a licence to drive a taxi or private hire vehicle; to prohibit the parking of motor vehicles on pavements and footpaths; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading8 MAY 2024 · COMMONS
- 2nd reading (current stage)
- Committee stage
- Report stage
- 3rd reading
- Royal Assent
What 2nd reading means, and what happens next
Second reading is the first full debate on the principle of the bill. The House votes on whether it should proceed at all.
If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at second reading of a bill
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill
- What stage is the Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill at?
- The Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- Has the Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill become law?
- Not yet. A bill becomes law only when it has passed both Houses and received Royal Assent. The Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill is currently at 2nd reading.
- What happens next to the Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill?
- If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.
- Who sponsored the Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill?
- The Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill was sponsored by Sir Bill Wiggin.
- When was the Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 8 May 2024, at first reading.
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