UNCRPD Expert Seminar

10.30am

Programme Welcome

Paul Noonan, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

Developing the List of Issues 10.35am

10.45am

Paul Noonan

Current shortfalls in public policies and programmes 11.30am

11.45am

QUB research team

Break Breakout groups 12.15pm Feedback on Research 12.30pm

QUB Research Team

Feedback on List of Issues 12.45pm

1.30pm 2.30pm

3.30pm

Paul Noonan

Lunch How to best influence the UNCRPD Committee

Tony O’Reilly, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Optional group discussion on UNCRPD reporting:

The room has been booked for an additional hour for those who wish to stay and discuss UNCRPD reporting.

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Developing IMNI’s list of Issues

• • IMNI policy development work and consultation responses • Our engagement with the Disability Sector • Disability Action research for IMNI 2010 • QUB research team update of 2010 research

Your views

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IMNI’s provisional list of Issues Awareness raising (Art. 8) Participation in political and public life (Art. 29) Reliable data and statistics (Art. 31)and access to information (Arts. 9 and 21) + Legal reform (Art. 5: Equality and non-discrimination) Mental capacity and mental health legislation (Art. 12: Equal participation before the law) Special Educational Needs reform (Art. 24: Education) Access to Healthcare/NHS Reform (Art. 25: Health) Welfare Reform (Art. 28: Adequate standard of living and social protection)

Feedback on Research

Feedback on the list of issues

How to best influence the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Colin Caughey Tony O’Reilly

Presentation

• Background • State Report • Alternative Report (IM & DPO) • Submission • List of Issues • Examination

Introduction to UNCRPD

What is different about the UNCRPD? • Rights Holders • Participation & Involvement • Independent Living • Recognition of legal capacity • Who are the Committee?

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Key Stages of Examination Process (Now)

Preparatory Work – Reporter (

15 July 2014

) Submission of Alternative Reports (

October 2014)

Pre-Session Task Force – Adopt List of Issues

(October 2014 – April 2015)

State & National Human Rights Institutions/ DPO’s/ NGO’s Response to List of Issues

(April 2015)

Formal Examination – Dialogue with the State & National Human Rights Institutions/DPO’s/NGO’s

(May 2015)

Publication of Concluding Observations

(May 2015 onwards)

Follow up

Content of State Report

1. Review of measures/actions taken to fulfil CRPD obligations.

2. Sets out laws, policies and practices that currently exists.

3. Identifies problems, challenges and shortcomings.

4. Sets out plans aims and objectives to progress further the implementation of the Convention including how Government is resolving problems, challenges and shortcomings identified in its report.

Alternative Report

• Response to and informed by state report. • Follow CRPD Treaty Guidelines • DPO representatives’ report should generally follow the same form and content as the state report.

• Identify the current situation – Article specific.

• Make recommendations/questions for Committee to consider

General Guidance for Alternative Reports

• Be clear, concise, accurate and objective – identify relevant article/s.

• Provide a short explanation where laws, policies and practices are specific to Northern Ireland • Focus can be one or more articles – no requirement to take account of all

General Guidance for Alternative Reports (cont’d)

Make key recommendations to improve or resolve the situation linked to specific articles: • Only one action per recommendation (

prioritise

) • Identify those responsible e.g. NI Exec, Govt. Dept • Make recommendations measurable if possible • Propose a time frame for implementation • Avoid vague or general recommendations • Identify targeted questions

General Guidance for Alternative Reports (cont’d)

When identifying your concerns/issues, provide supporting evidence: • Research • Case law • Statistics • Personal experience *Remember

“less is more”

Cross-cutting Articles

• women (Art 6) • children and young people (Art 7) • awareness raising (Art 8) • accessibility (Art 9) • Link to

subject specific articles

e.g. Education (Art 24), Employment (Art 27)

Timing of Submission

• Submit report – list of issues/alternative report - as early as possible.

• Timing of submission should take account of any informal or local arrangements agreed with Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs)/Alliances/NGOs • Co-ordinate with relevant organisations

List of Issues

• A pre-session working group will develop a ‘List of Issues’ – a series of questions for the State Party • NHRIs/DPOS/NGOs can make submissions to CRPD Committee to Influence Selection of issues • On publication you may wish to clarify a point with the Committee or to make a further submission

Examination

• Geneva • DPOs/NGOs have an opportunity to brief the Committee formally or informally • The independent mechanism will also be present to brief the Committee • Publication of concluding observations • Follow up

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Next Steps May 2014:

IMNI views on LOI available to sector

15 July 2014

: Submission of Alternative Reports by DPOs

15 August 2014:

Submission of UKIM report

October 2014:

Pre-Session Task Force – Adopt List of Issues

October 2014 - April 2015:

State & National Human Rights Institutions/ DPO’s/ NGO’s Response to List of Issues

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Next Steps (cont.) April 2015:

Formal Examination – Dialogue with the State & National Human Rights Institutions/DPO’s/NGO’s

May 2015:

Publication of Concluding Observations

May 2015 onwards:

Follow up