Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pass an Indoor Clean Air Act

Closed 1,219 signatures

What the petition asks

As the Clean Air Act 1956 made our cities safer places to live we need legislation to make all indoor public spaces safer places in which to be and breathe.
We want legislation that sets minimum standards for ventilation and air filtration in indoor spaces where the public meet outside their homes.

The SARSCoV 2 virus is here to stay. There is no guarantee that this virus will get less serious, and with new variants it could get more serious.

Vaccination alone is not enough. We need protective measures to keep transmission as low as possible to reduce the number of infections.

As one of the primary modes of transmission is aerosol spread one of the most important protections is clean indoor air in all shared indoor spaces outside of the home.

Timeline

24 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
24 May 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,219
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 24 Nov 2021
Closed 24 May 2022

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