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Personal Protective Equipment (Inclusive Standards) Bill

A Bill to require that personal protective equipment procured and provided by public sector and associated bodies must comply with Standard BS 30417:2025, or an equivalent specified standard; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Sponsor

Kirsteen SullivanLabour (Co-op)

Parliament last updated

5 May 2026

In Plain English

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If enacted, the bill would require PPE supplied or provided by public sector bodies and their partners to meet the standard BS 30417:2025, or an equivalent standard. It aims to raise safety and inclusivity in PPE across public services by setting a clear, verifiable requirement for equipment. It also covers how an equivalent standard should be recognised in related areas of public procurement and provision.

Key Points

  • PPE used by public sector organisations must meet BS 30417:2025 or an equivalent standard.
  • Applies to PPE procured or provided by public sector bodies and their associated organisations.
  • Defines how equivalent standards are recognised and relates to connected procurement processes.

Who is affected?

Public sector organisations and associated bodies (e.g., government departments, NHS, local authorities, schools)PPE suppliers and manufacturers that contract with public sector bodiesFrontline workers and staff who receive PPE via public sector procurement (e.g., healthcare workers, social care workers, teachers)

Generated 26 March 2026

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24 Mar 2026

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Personal Protective Equipment (Inclusive Standards)

25 Mar 2026

The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.

This Bill will therefore make no further progress.

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