Petition
Ban all face coverings in public.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Ban all face coverings in public unless you have a medical condition ( that can be checked by being in your NHS files) if not it's a 10,000 fine.
Category Issue explanation
Public safety / policing
Full face coverings make it hard forCCTV, police, and witnesses to identify people involved in crime. obstruct criminal investigation facial recognition
Anti–social intimidation
Democratic transparency
Social trust breakdown
Security in transport / airports
ID verification is inherently compromised in high security settings — airports, courts, banks — if full facial identification is blocked.
Extremism / radicalisation
Equality before the law
Public safety / policing
Full face coverings make it hard forCCTV, police, and witnesses to identify people involved in crime. obstruct criminal investigation facial recognition
Anti–social intimidation
Democratic transparency
Social trust breakdown
Security in transport / airports
ID verification is inherently compromised in high security settings — airports, courts, banks — if full facial identification is blocked.
Extremism / radicalisation
Equality before the law
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for the same action: "Make face coverings illegal" Make face coverings illegal
Timeline
| 2 Nov 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Dec 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.