Submitted on Thursday 3rd December 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 9th December 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Review Covid19 restrictions for the under 5s and their parents.
Reassess the science behind restrictions placed on under 5s
1: Exempt children under 5 from the rule of 6
2: Exempt children under 5 from social distancing from children and adults when outside
3: Allow two parent families with children under 5 to form a support bubble with another household
The impact of Covid19 restrictions on the mental, emotional and social health of families has been well documented. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-55078644
The current childcare bubble, which only allows childcare when the parent is not present, is insufficient for parents with children under two. These families do not have access to free childcare and often need support with childcare while present, especially in during parental leave when support may be required at both day and night.
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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 some of these petitions calling for similar actions:
Make children under 5 exempt from the rule of six: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550994
Allow support bubbles between two households of any size: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556948
Your petition states that current childcare bubble only allows childcare when the parent is not present, but there is no such restriction in the regulations for linked childcare households (see regulation 5): www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1374/pdfs/uksi_20201374_en.pdf
While the rule of six is set out in law and children aged under 5 could be exempted from this, the Government's guidance on social distancing is not set out in law, so there are no regulations from which to exempt under 5s.
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