Petition · past parliament

Change current social distancing rules to "the rule of six" or two households.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the current social distance guidelines to "rule of six" or "two households"
I understand the reason behind the rule of six and agree that simplicity is best but it really does not complicate matters to extend it to "or two household" nor does it increase risk. I have a family of five if I want to visit my parents in order to comply with the rule of six I have to leave one of my children at home. Taking the extra child from the same household will not add to the risk. In fact six people from different households pose a much greater risk.

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: Allow two households to still meet up regardless of size.

Timeline

27 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
2 Nov 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Nov 2020

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