Petitions/Scientific & research assessments for all new laws & statutory guidance
StatusOngoing
Opened7 Aug 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Require all new laws and statutory guidance to include a published Scientific and Research Impact Assessment (SRIA). The SRIA must use systematic reviews of independent data from multiple sources. A new independent scrutiny body must ensure that these are unbiassed and reflect the evidence.

We believe policies are currently open to legal technicalities, political ideologies, and cherry-picked data due to there being no statutory requirement to audit underlying research. A prime example TO US is the ongoing public confusion over equality and single sex spaces guidance, which relies on consultations rather than peer-reviewed data. Current frameworks also fail to stop payee bias. Mandating literature reviews and strict funding filters will, we believe, anchor law to reality and guarantee backing by uncorrupted evidence.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Luke Akehurst
1Luke Akehurst MP
North Durham
3
Hilary Benn
2Hilary Benn MP
Leeds South
2
Sam Rushworth
3Sam Rushworth MP
Bishop Auckland
1
Tom Hayes
4Tom Hayes MP
Bournemouth East
1
Naz Shah
5Naz Shah MP
Bradford West
1
Sir Ashley Fox
6Sir Ashley Fox MP
Bridgwater
1
Sir Christopher Chope
7Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch
1
Mary Kelly Foy
8Mary Kelly Foy MP
City of Durham
1
Paul Davies
9Paul Davies MP
Colne Valley
1
Sarah Jones
10Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1