Rejected petition Ban the Compulsory Wearing of Face Coverings (or Masks) on Public Transport

Retract the compulsory requirement for passengers to wear face coverings on public transport from 15th June 2020, (as announced by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on 4th June 2020).

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The compulsory requirement for passengers to wear face coverings or masks on public transport from 15th June 2020, is oppressive, humiliating, and a disgraceful attack on our liberties and human rights in what is supposed to be a free and democratic society.

This government continues to pass highly restrictive draconian laws as a disproportionate and hysterical overreaction to Covid-19; none of which face any proper parliamentary scrutiny, or are informed by independent scientific consensus.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325079

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 4 June 2020
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