Petition · past parliament
Exclude children from the ‘Rule of 6’
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
We would like the government to follow Scotland and Wales’ lead and exclude children from the ‘Rule of 6’. We feel that the current rule does not take into account larger families.
As a family of 6 we are now no longer able to see any grandparents or loved ones without splitting up our young family, yet gyms, pubs, schools and sporting events go on as normal.
Surely seeing an extended family member or a friend from their school bubble is safer than 6 uni students from different households meeting up at a pub?
We propose children under the age of 12 to be excluded from the rule but they must be from just 2 households.
Surely seeing an extended family member or a friend from their school bubble is safer than 6 uni students from different households meeting up at a pub?
We propose children under the age of 12 to be excluded from the rule but they must be from just 2 households.
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
| 16 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.