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Extend the time limit for maternity discrimination cases to one year

Submitted by Hannah Weston Mumby on Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Published on Wednesday 28th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 28th July 2026

Current Signatures: 48
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Extend ~ Held ~ Law ~ Maternity ~ month ~ Mothers ~ Opportunity ~ Pregnancy ~ time limit ~ training ~ vulnerability

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Popularity

This petition has 48 signatures in total, with signatories from 38 constituencies. That makes it the 1,569th most popular open petition, and the 29,853rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 16% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -7% (very low).

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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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