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Bill · started in the Commons

Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Protected Characteristics) Bill

A Bill to require employers to ensure that personal protective equipment provided at work to people with certain protected characteristics within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 is suitable for the wearer; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Protected Characteristics) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 12 March 2024 by Emma Hardy (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 12 Mar 2024
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 12 Feb 2025.