Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Make it an offence for shops to sell items to persons not wearing face coverings
Closed
38 signatures
What the petition asks
The government should utilise the Coronavirus Act to place the legal obligation on shops and transport organisations to not serve persons who are not wearing face coverings and whom do not evidence their cause for exemption.
1. Place the legal onus on the shops and relevent organisations not to admin or to not serve those who do not wear face coverings without evidence of exemption.
2. Put in place a more effectively rolled out card system for those with legitimate grounds for exemption. They can keep their exemption card on them or on a lanyard and would not need to disclose the reason for their exemption. The cards would need to be issued based on evidence of their exemption.
This will save lives.
2. Put in place a more effectively rolled out card system for those with legitimate grounds for exemption. They can keep their exemption card on them or on a lanyard and would not need to disclose the reason for their exemption. The cards would need to be issued based on evidence of their exemption.
This will save lives.
Timeline
| 25 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
38
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
25 Sep 2020
Closed
25 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.