Submitted on Tuesday 22nd September 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 30th September 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Raise the limit on attendees at weddings in England from 15 back to 30
On the 22/9/2020 the Government reduced the number of people allowed at wedding services and receptions from 30 to 15 for up to 6 months. This arbitrary change causes yet more disruption to wedding plans, placing unnecessary additional mental stress on couples who have planned ceremonies this year.
The new limit is arbitrary and ridiculous because:
-Current rules still allow much larger numbers of people in pubs or restaurants
-Places of worship are still allowed to set their own occupancy limits on ordinary services, but not for wedding services
-Funerals are still allowed 30 attendees
-No evidence suggests that wedding services or receptions contribute more to transmission of Covid-19 than other gatherings
We therefore call for the reversal of this inconsistent, non-evidenced decision.
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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.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/329097
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