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Parents to be supported during covid 19

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Us parents who have to stay off work because our childminders refuse to care for our children when they are prone to infections and asthmatic etc. We never received a nhs letter. We need support we need evidence to show our employers. We need to be supported with some benefits.

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 these petitions calling for the same action:

Fund paid parental leave for all employed parents of school aged children: Fund paid parental leave for all employed parents of school aged children

Help for working parents with <5yo who can't work remotely as caring for them: Help for working parents with <5yo who can't work remotely as caring for them

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 May 2020

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