Accents protected under the Equality Act
6
signatures
rejected
Background
Amend the 2010 Equality Act to introduce accents as a protected characteristic
Additional details
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
Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 758523.