Maintain requirement for Face Coverings as other restrictions are lifted

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As lockdown restrictions continue to be lifted, we ask that the requirement to wear a face covering in enclosed public spaces is kept in place, to help protect the public and our NHS. Keeping this final measure in place will help prevent a severe increase in cases and reduce deaths.

While we recognise that it is important for society and the economy to be able to return to more pre-COVID ways of working, we must remain mindful and aware of the continuing risks of COVID.
In order to allow the full opening of the economy, whilst also protecting the public and the NHS, a really simple measure is to maintain the requirement to wear a mask or face covering in enclosed public spaces. COVID is not gone, and we risk further mutations by allowing it to spread unchecked.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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

Keep face covering mandatory in indoor public settings beyond 19th July 2021: Keep face covering mandatory in indoor public settings beyond 19th July 2021

Keep mandatory face coverings in supermarkets and on public transport: Keep mandatory face coverings in supermarkets and on public transport

Keep face masks mandatory for public transport after the lifting of restrictions: Keep face masks mandatory for public transport after the lifting of restrictions

Keep requirement to wear a face covering in shops & supermarkets after July 19th: Keep requirement to wear a face covering in shops & supermarkets after July 19th

Timeline

7 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
9 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Jul 2021

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