Endometriosis petition passes Senedd debate threshold: what happens next
A petition seeking Senedd intervention over the future of Cardiff’s specialist endometriosis service has passed the threshold for consideration for a debate. The Senedd’s official record shows 11,272 signatures when checked on 12 October. Its data records the 10,000-signature threshold being reached on 8 October. The petition remains open until 8 December 2026.
Official petition record
- Signatures checked 12 October
- 11,272
- Debate threshold reached
- 8 October 2026
- Signature collection closes
- 8 December 2026
- Scheduled debate date
- None listed
What passing 10,000 signatures changes
The Petitions Committee considers petitions with more than 10,000 signatures for a debate. Passing that threshold does not itself schedule a debate or approve funding. No scheduled debate date was listed in the official petition data when Cover checked it. The lower threshold of more than 250 signatures concerns discussion by the Petitions Committee after signature collection finishes. The two stages should not be confused.
The Senedd, where the petition can be considered for a debate. Archive photograph, 3 August 2019: Rosser1954 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The campaign and the current accreditation directory
The petition raises concern about a risk to the Cardiff service’s accreditation and asks for Senedd intervention. Its argument should be distinguished from a confirmed closure decision. The British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy’s current accredited-centres directory lists both the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and Swansea Endometriosis Centre at Singleton Hospital. Although the petition’s title describes Cardiff as Wales’ only tertiary accredited centre, the directory alone does not establish that the two centres have identical specialist provision or referral arrangements. It does establish that Cardiff is not the sole accredited entry listed for South Wales.
What remains to be confirmed
The next concrete developments to watch are a committee decision on a debate, a confirmed timetable and any published service or funding plan. The signature count records support for the petition; it does not determine an individual patient’s treatment or establish that either centre has closed. Readers can check the official petition and accreditation directory through the links below.