Consultation submissions

Consultation submissions

We respond to government consultations on issues that affect Equity members - from AI to employment rights - read our submissions below.

April-Sept 2026

Call for evidence on voluntary National Insurance contributions, HMRC, September 2026

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Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment', Department for Work and Pensions, May 2026

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  • 2.64MB

Call for evidence: How should the level of support offered by Universal Credit be decided?

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  • 0.94MB

DCMS: Watch This Space - Consultation on a new strategic direction for UK media

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  • 0.4MB

Timely payments in Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA)

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  • 2.31MB

Key Stage 4 Performance Measures and Targeted RISE Extension, Department for Education, May 2026

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Make Work Pay: Improving access to flexible working, Department for Business and Trade, April 2026

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  • 1.31MB

Culture, Media and Sport Committee: Inquiry on the future of the BBC

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  • 0.45MB

Competition and Markets Authority: Inquiry on the Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery merger

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  • 0.2MB

January-March 2026

Response to BBC Charter Review, March 2026

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National Planning Policy Framework, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, March 2026

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  • 1.14MB

Equity Response to PAFER Codes Of Practice DWP

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  • 2.83MB

The Access to Work Scheme call for evidence, Public Accounts Committee

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  • 2.29MB

Equity Overnight Visitor Levy Consultation February 2026

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  • 0.18MB

Make Work Pay: Enhanced protections for pregnant women and new mothers, Department for Business and Trade, January 2026

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  • 1.18MB

Young People and Work call for evidence, Department for Work and Pensions, January 2026

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  • 0.24MB

Reforms to the Statutory Consultee System, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, January 2026

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  • 0.87MB

Make Work Pay: Leave for bereavement including pregnancy loss, Department for Business and Trade, January 2026

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  • 1.33MB

Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Union Ballots, Department for Business and Trade, January 2026

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  • 0.08MB

July-December 2025

Make Work Pay: Right of trade unions to access workplaces, Department for Business and Trade, December 2025

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  • 2.31MB

Make Work Pay: Duty to inform workers of their right to join a union, Department for Business and Trade, December 2025

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  • 1.08MB

Parental Leave and Pay Review, Department for Business and Trade & Department for Work and Pensions, August 2025

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  • 1.92MB

Pathways to Work Green Paper, Department for Work and Pensions, June 2025

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  • 5.59MB

January-June 2025

Independent Review of Arts Council England, June 2025

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  • 3.53MB

AI and creativity call for contributions, United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, May 2025

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  • 1.87MB

Data (Use and Access) Bill, Briefing for Report Stage, House of Commons, April 2025

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Impact of AI on intellectual property, Briefing for Westminster Hall debate, April 2025

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  • 1.19MB

Reforming Jobcentres call for evidence, Work and Pensions Committee, March 2025

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  • 1.73MB

Data (Use and Access) Bill call for evidence, Public Bill Committee on the Data (Use and Access Bill, February 2025

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  • 1.17MB

Spending Review 2025: Phase Two, HM Treasury, February 2025

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  • 1.65MB

Equity Copyright & AI Consultation, IPO, DSIT, DCMS, February 2025

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  • 8.44MB

Get Britain Working White Paper consultation, DWP, HM Treasury, DfE, January 2025

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  • 0.29MB

2024

Invest 2035 - The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy consultation, Department for Business and Trade, November 2024

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  • 0.13MB

Health and Disability Green Paper consultation, DWP, July 2024

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  • 0.19MB

Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation, DWP, June 2024

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  • 0.15MB

Briefing on social security, United Nations CRDP Committee, March 2024

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  • 0.23MB

Disability Employment Inquiry, Work and Pensions Committee, March 2024

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  • 0.27MB

2023

Work Capability Assessment consultation, Work and Pensions Committee, October 2023

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  • 0.4MB

2022

Artificial Intelligence and IP consultation, Intellectual Property Office, January 2022

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  • 0.18MB

Developing a tourist accommodation registration scheme in England consultation, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, August 2022

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  • 0.19MB

A Creative Future inquiry, House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, August 2022

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  • 0.41MB

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