Submitted on Monday 9th June 2025
Rejected on Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Reject any legislative or policy proposal to ban the burqa or niqab in the UK.
Affirm that any ban on religious face coverings would violate the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010, and core democratic values. Protect the freedom of Muslim women to express their religion without coercion, criminalisation, or state interference.
A ban would breach Article 9 rights, disproportionately impact Muslim women, risk court challenges, and inflame discrimination. Evidence from France and Belgium shows bans marginalise women, damage cohesion, and fail legally and socially. Britain must not follow that path.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Government has said that it has no plans to ban people wearing the niqab, you can read more about the Government's position in its response to this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/723131
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