This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We understand that you are concerned about people who may have Covid-19 being discharged into care homes, but decisions about patient discharge are a matter for individual NHS trusts, not the Government or House of Commons.

The Government has published national guidance which states that the current requirement is for hospitals to undertake a COVID-19 PCR test on all people discharged into a care home in the 48 hours prior to discharge, and that all individuals who test positive within this timeframe should be discharged into designated settings in the first instance: www.gov.uk/government/publications/designated-settings-for-people-discharged-to-a-care-home/discharge-into-care-homes-for-people-who-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19

If you want the Government to prevent hospitals from discharging patients into care homes, where they have not tested negative for Covid-19, we could accept a petition requesting this, but such requirements do not constitute criminal offences.