Rejected petition Reintroduce compulsory mask wearing on public transport and in shops

Rejected on 9 July 2021

To help reduce coronavirus transmission and protect lives, reintroduce the compulsory wearing of face masks on public transport and in shops.

To save lives, protect the vulnerable and help reduce the spread of coronavirus.

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

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.