March 2025

• Our detailed response to the Bertin Review, in which we drew on the experiences shared by Women with direct experience of the industry, and we continue to push for them to be consulted in any further reviews. We welcome the Review and its recommendations and are reassured to see the Government recognise the urgent need to tackle the harms of pornography. However, we are clear there is no such thing as ‘safe’ pornography and more needs to be done to protect and support women and girls who are harmed by pornography. Read our detailed response here.

June 2025

• We spoke to women across the UK with disabilities or caring responsibilities about the Government’s welfare reform proposals as outlined in the Department for Work and Pensions’ Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper. Read our statement here and the full response here. Submitted 30th June 2025.

• Our response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) Code of practice for services, public functions and associations: consultation 2025. The consultation aimed to gather feedback on changes the EHRC made following the UK Supreme Court ruling on 16 April 2025 in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers (For Women Scotland), which found that the definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex. Read our full response here. Submitted 30th June 2025.

• Critical protections for women are too often unconsidered and failing in their purpose. We responded to the Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO)’s Equality Law Call for Evidence to raise the alarm that the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) is failing women. The OEO is interested in whether non-public bodies exercising public functions are meeting their obligations under the PSED. However, this narrow focus misses a more fundamental opportunity. Read our statement here and our full response here. Submitted 30th June 2025.

FiLiA's campaigns and policy team, which includes the FiLiA Women’s Assembly, is working to support women to get their voices heard by local and national policy makers and decision makers. Here we will share consultations, calls for evidence and other opportunities which may be of particular interest to women, and where it will be important for policy makers to hear from women on their experiences and their perspectives:

• The Law Commission is calling for evidence to inform its review of the law of homicide. The Commission is keen to receive evidence about how the law of homicide operates and what the review should consider. This includes reports, data and accounts of personal experiences and any other relevant material. Ends: 31st October 2025. Law Commission publishes call for evidence on the review of the law of homicide  – Law Commission

• NHS England are seeking views on proposed changes to the service specification for specialist gender incongruence services for children and young people. This revised version follows publication of an interim service specification in June 2023, which was developed in response to the interim advice set out in the Cass Review. Ends: 2nd November 2025. NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service Specification

• The Welsh Government are proposing changes to the rules about child minding and day care registration and exploring a Voluntary Approval Scheme. Views are sought on these proposals. Ends: 3rd November 2025. Exceptions to childcare registration and the proposal for a Voluntary Approval Scheme – GOV.WALES

• The Public Accounts Committee are calling for evidence to help with their inquiry into home to school transport. This follows on from their report published earlier this year that found that the lack of state school capacity for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is causing longer travel distances to suitable schools. Ends: 13th November 2025. Home-to-school transport – UK Parliament

• The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is seeking views on the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill. This Bill seeks to regulate cosmetic surgery and other similar non-surgical procedures. It would also prohibit under-18s from receiving these procedures. Ends: 14th November 2025. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill – Scottish Parliament

• The City of London Corporation has launched a public consultation to help inform future access arrangements at Hampstead Heath’s Bathing Ponds. The consultation invites feedback from pond users, the local community, and stakeholders on how the Kenwood Ladies’ and Highgate Men’s ponds should operate in the future. Ends: 25th November 2025. Public Consultation on Hampstead Heath Bathing Ponds

• Education Scotland are reviewing how school inspections work in Scotland and are calling for views. This feedback will shape how they make inspections fairer, more transparent, and more focused on what matters most for children and young people. Ends: 26th November 2025. School inspections are changing: the views of children and young people – Scottish Government consultations

• The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) is the independent inspectorate and regulator of healthcare. HIW is consulting on its draft strategy for 2026-30 which will set out its future direction Ends: 1st December 2025. Healthcare Inspectorate Wales strategy 2026 to 2030

• Views are sought to inform the Welsh Government’s draft guidance for local authorities and schools on initiating, developing and reviewing personal education plans. Ends: 1st December 2025. Personal education plans for children looked after: draft guidance for practitioners

• This consultation seeks views on the Welsh Government proposals to change the data collected about the Additional Learning Needs system in local authority-maintained schools and non-school settings. Ends: 3rd December 2025. Data to monitor the additional learning needs (ALN) system

• The Welsh Government is seeking views on the latest proposed changes to the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare for children up to the age of 12 years. The proposals include changes to quality, play and staffing standards.  Ends: 10th December 2025.
  National Minimum Standards (NMS) for Regulated Childcare: proposed changes 2025

• Social Work England are changing their ‘fitness to practise’ process to include an Adjudicator Consensual Disposal option. This option introduces the possibility of concluding a case without the need for a disputed hearing. Views are being sought on the clarity of this change and the impact it may have particularly on people with Protected Characteristics. Ends: 15th December 2025. Consultation on adjudicator consensual disposal guidance – Social Work England

• The Employment Rights Bill will establish a statutory right for unions to contact workers and to communicate with them both in person and digitally. Currently this is only a voluntary agreement between employers and unions, and where this is the case there will be no change.
  Ends: 18th December 2025. Make Work Pay: trade union right of access – GOV.UK

• NHS England are reviewing the treatment of children for Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemia. They are calling for data and insights to understand how services are delivered across the country and inform practical actions that will improve services. Ends 19th December 2025. PAEDIATRIC GIRFT Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassaemia and Rare Inherited Anaemia Questionnaire – NHS England

• The Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemia review is also calling for data and insights into adult services. Ends 19th December 2025.
  GIRFT Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassaemia and Rare Inherited Anaemia Questionnaire – NHS England

• NHS England are calling for insights into Breast Surgery services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Ends: 31st December 2025.
  GIRFT Breast Surgery Revisit Questionnaire Devolved Nations – NHS England

• The UK government is introducing legislation which will make it unlawful to dismiss pregnant women, mothers on maternity leave, and mothers who return to work for at least a six-month period after they return, except in specific circumstances. The consultation is seeking views on these enhanced dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers. Ends: 15th January 2026. Make Work Pay: enhanced dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers – GOV.UK

• The Employment Rights Bill introduced a new day-one right to unpaid bereavement leave for employees who experience the loss of a loved one, including pregnancy loss before 24 weeks. Views are now sought to ensure the new entitlement is shaped to the needs of employees and employers. Ends: 15th January 2026. Make Work Pay: leave for bereavement including pregnancy loss – GOV.UK

• This consultation aims to gather views from the Adult Social Care workforce on how to establish the best way to collectively agree a fair pay agreement. Ends: 16th January 2026. Fair pay agreement process in adult social care – GOV.UK

• The UK Government are preparing for the 2031 Census. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) are calling for views on data and what matters to you. This is an opportunity to help shape the next Census and ensure that data accurately reflects the needs of communities.
  Ends: 4th February 2026. Census 2031 Topic Consultation – GOV.UK

• Alongside the ONS’s consultation on topics for Census 2031, views are sought on a new ethnicity harmonised standard that will be recommended for use when developing questions. Ends: 4th February 2026. Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional response options for the new ethnicity harmonisation standard – GOV.UK