Petition · past parliament
Introduce tougher penalties for those ignoring lockdown rules.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Even before this recent warm weather, we have seen people ignoring rules on social distancing. Although people have to exercise daily for mental & physical health, many are contributing to the spread of COVID 19 & piling more pressure onto the NHS by congregating in groups & behaving irresponsibly.
Everyone must stay at home, however we have seen on social media & national news that there are a lot of people who are ignoring this advice & congregating in groups for extended periods of time. It is important for physical & mental health to exercise once a day however some people are acting extremely irresponsibly. We are asking for the government to impose tougher penalties to deter those from breaking the rules & preventing the spread of 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 increased the penalties for breaking the law or refusing to follow a police direction: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do#enforcement
We have published this petition which you might like to sign:
Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offense: Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offence
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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
We have published this petition which you might like to sign:
Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offense: Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offence
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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 5 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.