Petition · past parliament
Review the rule of 6 so under 12s are exempt.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
England should adopt the same measures as Scotland on the rule of 6 so under 12 are exempt.
The rule of 6 so unfairly impacts on families, it essentially means that one family will be unable to meet up with another family for the foreseeable future. When up to 6 people from multiple households can meet as often as they like, it makes no sense that two families cannot meet because in most cases there will be more than 6 people. This will hugely affect parent’s ability to connect with other parents (essential in what is such a difficult and challenging time) and mean that children will be unable to see friends outside of school very easily. This is unfair when the rest of society is able to socialise in groups of six as often as they like.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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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.