Petition · past parliament

Legally ban the Niqab, balaclava & item that impedes facial features.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the government to pass into Law a complete outright ban on the wearing of the Niqab, balaclava and any other item of clothing that distorts the collective facial features of an individual.
People have a right to feel safe on the streets of Great Britain, when an individual covers their cheeks, lips, nose, chin and collective facial features, it evokes and causes unnecessary feelings of fear, insecurity, unease and difference. Everybody in the UK has the right to feel safe at all times and should a crime be committed, CCTV must be unhindered in finding those criminals using facial recognition surveillance. The covering of the face is unacceptable and unnecessary in modern Britain.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Ban wearing face coverings in public places.

Timeline

12 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
17 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.