Petition · past parliament

Keep grass roots and football training on

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Not to stop football training and matches

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Organised team sport is already exempt from the rule of 6: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation/return-to-recreational-team-sport-framework

If you want football to be exempt from all Covid-19 restrictions, we could accept a petition requesting this, but it would need to be clear that is what you want to happen.

Timeline

12 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
19 Oct 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Oct 2020

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