Rejected petition Allow small outdoor weddings of up to 20 people.

We want the Government to allow small outdoor weddings of up to 20 people (most of whom would be close family members who are from within just a few households).

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For lots of people, their wedding isn't just a big party. It is a legal and life-changing bond that allows them to live together and begin a new life as husband and wife. It is frustrating that the Government have readily allowed people to now go shopping in crowded shopping centres for non-essential things like hair bobbles and socks, yet the truly life-changing event which they have looked forward to for years and will be looked back on as 'the best day of their lives' is strictly forbidden.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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Since you started your petition the Government has announced that weddings are able to take place, and has published guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships

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 15 June 2020
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