This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Since you started your petition the Government has given the police new powers and support to respond to coronavirus, including the power to instruct people to go home, leave an area or disperse, and to issue fixed penalty notices for breaking these rules: www.gov.uk/government/news/police-given-new-powers-and-support-to-respond-to-coronavirus

The Ministry of Defence has stated that it is ready to assist civilian authorities if required, but that maintaining public order is the responsibility of the police and there are no current plans for the military to participate in the enforcement of public order: www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-support-force-the-mods-contribution-to-the-coronavirus-response

If you still want the Government to deploy the military to help maintain public order, you could start a new petition calling for this.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/