Petition · past parliament
Exempt children from "Rule of 6" England.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Exempt children from "Rule of 6" England.
As a family of 6 who have stuck to all the lockdown rules we are now being penalised for being a large family, or having children at all. If you are single you can see 5 different friends every night of the week in a home but we can't take my children to my parents house so I can go to work!
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 one or more of the petitions below which call for children of certain ages to be exempt from the 'rule of six':
Make children exempt from coronavirus "rule of six"
Exclude children under 12 months from the social distancing rules in England
Exempt children under 10 from the Rule of Six
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/
Make children exempt from coronavirus "rule of six"
Exclude children under 12 months from the social distancing rules in England
Exempt children under 10 from the Rule of Six
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
| 11 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.