Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill
The Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- 2nd reading
- Deirdre Costigan
- 20 May 2025
- 5 May 2026
What the bill does
A Bill to make provision about a deadline by which employers must respond to requests for reasonable adjustments from disabled workers; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading20 MAY 2025 · 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 Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill
- What stage is the Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill at?
- The Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- Has the Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill become law?
- Not yet. A bill becomes law only when it has passed both Houses and received Royal Assent. The Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill is currently at 2nd reading.
- What happens next to the Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill?
- If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.
- Who sponsored the Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill?
- The Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill was sponsored by Deirdre Costigan.
- When was the Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) Bill introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 20 May 2025, at first reading.
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