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Remove the exemption of places of worship from gatherings in level 5 lockdowns.

Submitted on Saturday 9th January 2021

Rejected on Friday 15th January 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Remove the exemption of places of worship from gatherings in level 5 lockdowns.

Petition Details

The removal of the exemption of closure for places of worship should include all services and private prayer; but exceptions could be made for limited attendance funerals and weddings; the latter being for a couple where one party has a terminal illness with short life expectancy.

Additional Information

Change the regulations for level 5 lockdowns to include the closure of places of worship.


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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.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/564236

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