Submitted on Friday 27th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 12th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Protect retail staff and customers from covid19
Make it mandatory for retailers to protect their staff and customers from spreading covid 19 by installing protective screens between customer and staff. Staff on floor and tills to be given protection with social distancing always in place.
Shops to close unless protection is put in place. Customers and staff that do not practice social distancing to receive fines or refused entry to shop. Visual and audio reminders to be in place.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Government has published guidance on social distancing in the workplace during coronavirus, includign specific guidance for the retail sector: www.gov.uk/guidance/social-distancing-in-the-workplace-during-coronavirus-covid-19-sector-guidance#retail
Implementing this guidance is a matter for individual retailers, and not the Government or Parliament.
We have published a petition calling on the Government to Provide all workers dealing with the public PPE to be protected from COVID-19, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307866
If you want the Government to close all shops including supermarkets, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310341
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/
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