Rejected petition Accents protected under the Equality Act

Amend the 2010 Equality Act to introduce accents as a protected characteristic

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The Equality Act has protected millions of people from discrimination against themselves and accents being a key part of someone’s identity and something that people can easily discriminate against. It’s unclear why they aren’t already protected

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Add “accent” as a protected characteristic under Section 4 of the Equality Act

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754258

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Date submitted 23 January 2026
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