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Make Accents a Protected Characteristic under the Equality Act 2010

Submitted by Sally Atkinson on Monday 13th January 2025

Published on Thursday 13th March 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 13th September 2025

Signatures: 24

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bridget ~ Britons ~ Constitution ~ Diversity ~ Education ~ Employers ~ Equal ~ Equality Act ~ Equality Act 2010 ~ Experienced ~ minister for women ~ Ministers ~ minorities ~ MP ~ Opportunity ~ Protecting ~ protection ~ Queen ~ Secondary ~ Secretary ~ Secretary of State ~ society ~ The Queen ~ Women and Equalities

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 24 signatures in total, with signatories from 19 constituencies. That makes it the 39,928th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 7% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 11% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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