Rejected petition Retain the compulsory wearing of masks.

Rejected on 9 July 2021

The government should review its decision to remove the compulsory wearing of face coverings as a means to reduce the spread of Covid.

Wearing a mask protects others and not the mask wearer.

Leaving the choice up to individuals creates anarchy.

The wearing of a face covering protects others...NOT the wearer. To make the wearing of a mask an individual choice removes the ability to protect oneself from others.

How do I CHOOSE to protect myself?

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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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

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

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