Rejected petition Parents of long term sick children to visit together during COVID restrictions

Both parents of seriously sick children in hospital to be granted permission to visit & sit with sick children at the same time during COVID restrictions.

Mental health & keeping families together - bonding.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Under the current Covid-19 restrictions you are allowed to leave your home to visit someone who is in a hospital: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home

Visitng policies for individual hospitals are a matter for NHS England and individual NHS trusts, not the Government or House of Commons. You should contact your local hospital to find out what their visiting policy is.

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

Date submitted 1 January 2021
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