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Fix the 'Rule of Six' - exempt under-12s from the new law on social gatherings

Submitted on Sunday 13th September 2020

Rejected on Wednesday 16th September 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Fix the 'Rule of Six' - exempt under-12s from the new law on social gatherings

Petition Details

The 'rule of six' means that many families with younger children won't be able to see friends or family for support. This will have a detrimental impact on their mental health and the well-being of their families.

This would bring England closer into line with the law in Scotland and Wales.

Additional Information

This is not a view on wider government policy. We understand the need to control the spread of Covid, and also the challenges to the police of enforcing the previous rules.

Fortunately the BBC (1 Sep) reported that children:
- are extremely unlikely to die or become seriously unwell from Covid
- appear to be less likely to catch/spread Covid than adults

This new rule was not voted on in parliament: your signature will allow for our MPs to begin to properly scrutinise the impacts of this law.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550731

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