{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/774042.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":774042,"attributes":{"action":"Integrate the EASS into the EHRC and restore EHRC statutory duties","background":"My petition calls on the Government to:\r\n- Integrate the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) into the EHRC.\r\n- Restore the EHRC’s statutory duty to provide legal advice, conciliation, and strategic casework.\r\n","additional_details":"In 2010 the EHRC’s helpline and conciliation services were removed. Reports indicate that this, along with cuts to legal aid, resulted in a 50% reduction in the number of disability discrimination claims.\r\n \r\nIn 2016 the House of Lords Select Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability called for:\r\n \r\n1. return of the EASS helpline to the EHRC\r\n2. restoration of conciliation and direct legal advice.\r\n3. integration of helpline data into strategic enforcement.\r\n4.development of in-person and accessible legal support.\r\n \r\nWe feel these changes are long overdue.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":16,"closing_date":"2027-01-23","created_at":"2026-06-19T15:47:29.829Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T06:20:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-07-23T09:00:43.096Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-19T17:58:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Ruth Bartlett","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"CO","name":"Cabinet Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":16}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bradford East","ons_code":"E14001118","mp":"Imran Hussain MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bradford South","ons_code":"E14001119","mp":"Judith Cummins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bradford West","ons_code":"E14001120","mp":"Naz Shah MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bridgwater","ons_code":"E14001126","mp":"Sir Ashley Fox MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon West","ons_code":"E14001188","mp":"Sarah Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Huddersfield","ons_code":"E14001297","mp":"Harpreet Uppal MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ipswich","ons_code":"E14001302","mp":"Jack Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Selby","ons_code":"E14001464","mp":"Keir Mather MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Shipley","ons_code":"E14001472","mp":"Anna Dixon MP","signature_count":5},{"name":"Tatton","ons_code":"E14001539","mp":"Rt Hon Esther McVey MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":1},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":10},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":1},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}