Petition · past parliament

Take legal action against bbc for advertising job that whiteBritish can't apply

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

If the job was no 'blacks , Muslims , Asians' etc it would be uproar and legal action would be made. Equal rights for every race!

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government and Parliament are not responsible for investigating complaints that job adverts may breach equality law.

You can find out more about the law in this area, and how to raise a complaint that an advert may be discriminatory, in this guide from the independent Equality and Human Rights Commission:

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/ehrc_advertising_-_make_inquiries_12.pdf

Timeline

8 May 2016 Petition opened for signatures
10 May 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 May 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.