Petition · past parliament

End Coronavirus lock down for under 50s households and a staged end for others.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

End the lockdown for those at low risk which includes most under 50s households or households with young children and single adults. Then as NHS capacity allows, have a staged return for other groups. The elderly and most vulnerable will be protected till the virus naturally dies out.
We in the UK have a long held right to freedom unless duly convicted by our peers. Instead, we have all been held under house arrest with no trial and not even allowed to examine the models that supposedly require the lost of our human rights.

The death rate for under 50s appears to be very small or 0.2% of those tested and likely close to 0.01% of the total population which is similar to flu. NHS hospitals whilst busy have the capacity to deal with those under 50 returning to normal life.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

14 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
26 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 May 2020

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