Keep Places of Worship Open

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We call on the government to keep places of worship open as an essential part of the life of our nation.

In agreement with the calls from the leaders of the British faith communities, we argue that public worship is essential to sustain our service. Public worship is necessary for social cohesion and connectedness. Public worship is important for the mental health of our nation. Public worship is an essential sign of hope.

Why it was rejected

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

Places of worship are able to remain open for independent prayer, funerals or funeral commemorative events, to broadcast an act of worship, to provide essential voluntary services or urgent public support services, for registered childcare, and to host permitted gatherings: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Allow corporate worship and congregational singing at places of worship: Allow corporate worship and congregational singing at places of worship

Timeline

3 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
9 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Nov 2020

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