Rejected petition Cancel all fines where people acted as Dominic Cummings would have done.

We are not seeking to condemn the actions of any individual. Our purpose is to persue equal application of the law.
14,000 fines have been issued and police were given guidance that contravened the government's own interpretation of lockdown laws and guidelines. The fines should be reviewed.

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Any response that focusses on whether Cummings' actions were lawful or right has ignored this petition.

We demand that the law be applied equally to all people. The police officers are not accountable for the guidance they are given, that responsibility lies firmly with politicians. All fines issued during lockdown should be reviewed and cancelled if it is possible the recipient was interpreting the law and guidelines the same way the government do.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The issuing of fines is a matter for the police and courts, not the Government or House of Commons.

We have published a petition calling on the Government to reimburse any resident of England that has been fined for breaking the lock down, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/322542

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The 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

You 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

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You 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.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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

Date submitted 27 May 2020
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