Petition · past parliament

Add Covid vaccine status as a protected characteristic to the Equality Act 2010

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government and parliament to look into this, and add the covid-19 vaccine status as a protected characteristic under the equality act 2010, so no body is treated differently due to their vaccine status. Unvaccinated and vaccinated people should be treated fairly.
I would like the government and parliament to do this because I have seen a lot of employers treating their staff differently. There are many main stream media articles mentioning major corporations such as Morrisons and other businesses treating unvaccinated staff unfairly. This is alarming and it should be addressed urgently, people should be treated the as some people have major side effects from the vaccines. Religious beliefs can also cause genuine, hard working people to not vaccinate.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Outlaw discrimination on the basis of vaccination status

Timeline

18 Jan 2022 Petition opened for signatures
24 Jan 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Jan 2022

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