Petition · past parliament
EXCLUDE CHILDREN FROM THE RULE OF 6
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Make children in England exempt from the rule of 6 restrictions in line with Scotland and Wales.
Our children have suffered hugely over the course of the pandemic already, and despite scientific proof of the minimal impact they have in contracting and spreading the virus enabling the reopening of schools and mass mixing, they have been thoughtlessly and unnecessarily grouped in to the new limit of 6 when socialising.
The UK public are not stupid, the rules do not need to be draconian to be understood. Let's have a common sense approach and think of our children!
The UK public are not stupid, the rules do not need to be draconian to be understood. Let's have a common sense approach and think of our children!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have a number of petitions open which call for exemptions for children of certain ages, which you may like to sign:
Make children exempt from coronavirus "rule of six"
Exempt children under 11 from counting towards the 'Rule of Six' in England
Exempt children under 10 from the Rule of Six
Make children under 5 exempt from the rule of six
Exclude children under 12 months from the social distancing rules in England
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"
Exempt children under 11 from counting towards the 'Rule of Six' in England
Exempt children under 10 from the Rule of Six
Make children under 5 exempt from the rule of six
Exclude children under 12 months from the social distancing rules in England
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
| 12 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.