June 2025

• FiLiA 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.

• 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

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:

• This call for evidence is a request for ideas and evidence to improve cancer care, from referral and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare, in order to better the experience and outcomes for people with cancer. Ends: 14 July 2025. Shaping the national cancer plan - GOV.UK

• The Manchester Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is refreshing its strategy to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour and support people with vulnerabilities. Manchester City Council is asking for what you think are the most important community safety priorities for Manchester.
  Ends: 18 July 2025. Community Safety Strategy consultation 2025 | Manchester City Council 

• The Scottish Government is looking at how best to focus policy work for long term health conditions, and which areas to prioritise for improvement. The consultation therefore asks a number of questions around what is working well in long term conditions, what could be better, and how you think they should prioritise work. Ends: 20 July 2025 Health: Long Term Conditions Framework - Scotland

• This consultation covers a range of proposals relating to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales. Much of this consultation focuses on equal access to the scheme and its benefits. Ends: 7 August 2025. Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales - GOV.UK 

• The Welsh Government is consulting on their Draft Disabled People’s Rights Plan, which includes several topics within the following themes: Neighbourhoods and places, Employment, income and education, Independent living and Justice and supporting environments.
  Ends: 7 August 2025. Draft Disabled People’s Rights Plan | GOV.WALES

• The Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Business and Trade are inviting views and evidence on the proposed set of objectives for the parental leave and pay system, which include maternal health, economic growth, best start in life and childcare.
  Ends: 25 August 2025. Parental leave and pay review: call for evidence - GOV.UK

• The Criminal Justice Committee is seeking views on a proposal by Ash Regan MSP for a new law about prostitution in Scotland, to inform the Committee’s scrutiny. The Bill would create a new offence of paying for sexual acts, aimed at those who seek to buy sexual services.
  Ends: 5 September 2025 Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill | Scottish Parliament Website 

• The Scottish Government is seeking views on student support available for further education (FE) and higher education (HE) part-time and distance study; and on the support available for full-time and part-time disabled students undertaking FE and HE study. Ends: 9 October 2025. Support for part-time study and disabled students: Survey for students, potential students, parents and carers - Scottish Government