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Conciliation and the law.

Rights-based conciliation is an assertive, rights-focused process that fundamentally aims to enable a Complainant to exercise his or her rights in law.

Where it is used in disputes about access to goods and services, or access to education and associated services, it aims to secure a resolution in response to a particular incident of alleged discrimination.

When a disabled person alleges they have been discriminated against under the DDA, they have six months from the date of the incident in which to lodge a case in court. Both parties agreeing to conciliation adds a further two months to this period. The extra time means that is conciliation does not resolve the matter, or if the service provider pulls out, the disabled person still has time to consider taking the case through the courts.