Petition · past parliament

TO GIVE PRISONERS ACCESS TO VIDEO CALLING DURING COVID-19

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

On behalf of all UK prisoners families we request the use of video calling/skype for all inmates during covid-19

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced that family video calls are being introduced at prisons and young offender institutions across England and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/secure-video-calls-to-help-prisoners-maintain-family-ties

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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

Timeline

5 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
3 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jun 2020

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