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Re-open place of worship during this lockdown

Submitted on Sunday 1st November 2020

Rejected on Monday 9th November 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

Petition Action

Re-open place of worship during this lockdown

Petition Details

The government have advised that place of worship should be closed again during this lockdown. Majority of Places of worship since reopening have deployed social distancing policies and complied with all covid measures such as sanitize, no interaction in with other member's and track & trace.

Additional Information

I urge the government to reconsider especially with them leaving schools/colleges open.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Places of worship are able to remain open for independent prayer, funerals or funeral commemorative events, to broadcast an act of worship, to provide essential voluntary services or urgent public support services, for registered childcare, and to host permitted gatherings: www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Allow corporate worship and congregational singing at places of worship: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/548621

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