Ensure statutory guidance under the Equality Act is debated in Parliament
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.
Signatures
147
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 147/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 147/100,000
- 20 APR 2026Petition closedFinal total: 147 signatures
- 20 OCT 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
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.