{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/763552.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":763552,"attributes":{"action":"Write a law so a referendum must be held before the Equality Act can be scrapped","background":"We wish for a law to be created so that before any moves can be made to scrap the Equality Act, this must go to the public in the form of a referendum beforehand.","additional_details":"The Equality Act forms the centrepiece of the Equalities landscape and framework in this country. This keeps us on a level playing field Equalities wise with other 21st century western democracies. A referendum will act as a fail safe in that this action could not happen without the approval (by a vote) from the general public.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2026-03-07T18:32:56.535Z","updated_at":"2026-04-07T11:31:35.688Z","rejected_at":"2026-04-07T11:31:35.691Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-07T21:30:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"We can only accept petitions that ask for actions within the powers of the UK Government or Parliament. \r\n\r\nParliament cannot pass a law that restricts how a future Parliament might legislate. A future Parliament could therefore repeal or bypass any law that purported to require a referendum before the Equalities Act was repealed. "},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}