{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/331673.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":331673,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Make the use of masks by the general public  voluntary and not mandatory","background":"This so called mandatory law of wearing face coverings is in direct violation of our human, common law, and constitutional rights.","additional_details":"We have a constitutional right to go about our business without persecution. The Mandatory enforcement of masks is a direct persecution of our rights to free choice!\r\n\r\nThere is no law that mandates any item of clothing on the body. Our bodies are our personal property and what we put upon them is entirely up to us! Face coverings or non medical masks are NOT PPE and are therefore, by definition of deduction, an item of personal NOT PROTECTIVE clothing.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":14,"created_at":"2020-07-15T20:00:21.246Z","updated_at":"2020-07-21T08:12:20.861Z","rejected_at":"2020-07-21T08:12:20.864Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-07-15T23:02:54.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign some of these petitions:\r\n\r\nDon't make the wearing of face masks compulsory in public places in England: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331174\r\n\r\nRepeal the decision to implement compulsory face coverings in English shops: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331430\r\n\r\nMake the use of masks on public transport voluntary and not mandatory: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325079\r\n\r\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\r\n\r\nwww.gov.uk/coronavirus\r\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\r\n\r\nThe 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\r\n\r\nYou 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\r\n\r\nYou can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/\r\n\r\nYou 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.\r\n \r\nFind out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}