Submitted on Thursday 16th February 2023
Rejected on Monday 20th February 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Clarify which businesses were mandated to close during Covid-19 lockdowns.
Estate Agents, Recruiters, Language Schools, and many more firms believed they had been instructed to close by Gov UK during TV broadcasts, and suffered substantial losses as a result. But, Insurers are denying such firms had to close and refusing to honour their claims. Gov UK must provide clarity.
Insurance companies are refusing to honour business interruption claims based on an interpretation of the “letter” of the government’s mandated closures, rather than its “spirit” or intent. Most reasonable people would agree that an estate agent was an example of non-essential retail which was mandated to close. However, the insurance companies argue otherwise, and claim such businesses should have remained open. Government must clarify its advice to end the scandal of illegally denied claims.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
The Government was responsible for the regulations that set out which businesses were required to close during the pandemic. Interpretation of the law, including resolving disputes about whether particular businesses were required to close as a result of these regulations, are a matter for the courts, not the Government or Parliament.
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