List long covid as a disability under the equality act 2010.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Addition of long covid on the disability act.

There are hundreds of thousands of people disabled from Covid infections, that are being discriminated and stigma against when they have the right and meet the definition of a disability. Current mechanism are not good enough.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

The Government's guidance on disability under the Equality Act 2010 states that you’re disabled if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities:
https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010

It is therefore already the case that under the Equality Act, anyone with a physical or a mental condition which has a substantial and long-term impact on your ability to do normal day to day activities is protected under the disability protected characteristic. This could cover people who have long Covid, where this has a a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on their ability to do normal daily activities.

You can read more about disability rights at work here: https://www.gov.uk/rights-disabled-person/employment

Timeline

21 Apr 2022	Petition opened for signatures
26 Apr 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Apr 2022

Follow this petition