Make extended childcare arrangements exempt from covid restrictions for under 3s

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As tighter restrictions are being bought into place in certain areas of the country, it is becoming illegal again for households to mix indoors or in gardens. This is making it impossible for parents who rely on informal childcare, such as grandparents looking after grandkids, to go to work.

Parents in the poorest families who can’t afford to pay for a nanny, a nursery place or any other kind of registered care, are being forced to choose between work, staying home with their children or breaking the rules which would incur a fine. This is especially hard for parents with children under 3 who aren’t entitled to any free childcare.
Informal childcare must be made exempt for parents to stay in work and provide for for their children. Not all of us can afford registered childcare.

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 this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551538

Timeline

18 Sep 2020	Petition opened for signatures
24 Sep 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Sep 2020

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