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Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office

Remove Covid-19 restrictions on support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous

Closed 4,421 signatures

What the petition asks

Classify support groups such as Alcoholic Anonymous as essential services, and lift restrictions on the number of people who can attend these groups due to Covid-19, which is causing people in desperate need to be turned away. This is potentially a life-threatening situation for attendees.
Allow support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous to meet in numbers of 30 or more. To help save lives and maintain the mental health of people who need support, including sufferers of alcoholism, so as to avoid relapse and a potential rise in fatalities.

Timeline

13 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
13 Apr 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,421
Status Closed
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 13 Oct 2020
Closed 13 Apr 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.