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Raise the limit on attendees at weddings in England from 15 back to 30

Submitted on Tuesday 22nd September 2020

Rejected on Wednesday 30th September 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Raise the limit on attendees at weddings in England from 15 back to 30

Petition Details

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.

Additional Information

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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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 which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/329097

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