Petition · past parliament

Change the quarantine rule for UK returnees from Red List Countries.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the red list quarantine rule for people who have evidence of testing negative, for covid 19.
As government has enforced, UK retunurnees coming back from a Red List country have to abide by a 10 day quarantine period in a managed quarantine hotel. It makes sense for anyone with symptoms or proven diagnosis of covid 19 to comply. However, before being the subject of this law, it is logical for a person to undergo a test prior to being placed into quarantine. Why should anyone have to pay for a quarantine that may not need. If their test is negative, they shouldn't have to quarantine, but rather quarantine at home as a precaution.

Why it was rejected

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

You may like to sign these two petitions we currently have open on this topic:

No hotel quarantine for UK citizens, permanent residents and their families
No hotel quarantine for UK citizens, permanent residents and their families

Allow fully vaccinated people coming from red list countries to isolate at home
Allow fully vaccinated people coming from red list countries to isolate at home

Timeline

21 Jul 2021 Petition opened for signatures
27 Jul 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Jul 2021

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