Allow exemption from hotel quarantine for people travelling for medical purposes

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

People travelling for essential and non-deferrable medical treatments not available in the UK will be put in extreme difficulty and mental distress by enforcing hotel quarantine. We ask for exemption, and are willing to abide by a method of location checks whilst isolating at home after arrival.

To protect the public from covid spread by international travellers, whilst also protecting those travellers with extenuating circumstances from the severe physical, mental and financial distress a hotel quarantine will bring them. This small group may also need urgent medical assistance when back in the UK.
A better way to control the spread would be to introduce lateral flow testing on arrival in addition to having a negative test certificate as already successfuly implemented in Europe.

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Medical treatment already appears to be exempt in the Government's guidance on isolation and quarantine:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules#medical-treatment

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

25 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
15 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Mar 2021

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