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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Replace self-isolation requirements for school students with daily testing

Closed 281 signatures

What the petition asks

Exempt students who are identified as a contact of a positive Covid case from the requirement to self-isolate, so they can continue attending school, replacing this with daily rapid lateral flow tests, and only having to isolate if they test positive.
The current isolation rules are having a severe detrimental impact on our children’s education and mental well-being, as well as causing serious financial difficulties for parents having to take repeated time off from work. The current rules are not proportionate or sustainable. Our children need to be able to stay in school.

Timeline

2 Jul 2021 Petition opened for signatures
2 Jan 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 281
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 2 Jul 2021
Closed 2 Jan 2022

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