Rejected petition Ensure current requirements for the wearing of face coverings remain in place

Parliament should ensure the legal requirement to wear face coverings in certain places in England remains in place until such time as it is safe for it to be lifted.

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Face coverings protect those around the wearer. Making the wearing of face coverings discretionary is therefore meaningless and puts those at greatest risk of infection in danger. The UK Parliament must lead by example.

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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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Keep face covering mandatory in indoor public settings beyond 19th July 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590616

Keep face masks mandatory for public transport after the lifting of restrictions: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590694

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Date submitted 5 July 2021
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