Petitions/Ensure statutory guidance under the Equality Act is debated in Parliament
StatusClosed
Opened20 Oct 2025
Closes20 Apr 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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The EHRC has submitted a new statutory code of practice which will cover single sex spaces to the Minister for Women & Equalities. Unless challenged, the process does not require debate in the House. This petition is to ensure that such statutory guidelines are required to be debated in Parliament.

We think the current procedure which requires no debate for this statutory guidance is not appropriate. We believe the guidance will lead to the denial and breach of human rights, and increased harm to a specific community. EHRC guidance to date could exclude some people from both male AND female services in some cases. We think this is clearly wrong.

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Chris Ward
1Chris Ward MP
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
2
Damien Egan
2Damien Egan MP
Bristol North East
2
Ben Coleman
3Ben Coleman MP
Chelsea and Fulham
2
Jess Brown-Fuller
4Jess Brown-Fuller MP
Chichester
2
Danny Kruger
5Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
2
Vikki Slade
6Vikki Slade MP
Mid Dorset and North Poole
2
Martin Wrigley
7Martin Wrigley MP
Newton Abbot
2
Caroline Voaden
8Caroline Voaden MP
South Devon
2
Terry Jermy
9Terry Jermy MP
South West Norfolk
2
Leigh Ingham
10Leigh Ingham MP
Stafford
2