This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Allow couples who cannot form support bubbles to meet without social distancing
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At the start of July, Scotland relaxed the restrictions on couples living apart that are unable to form support bubbles. These couples are now allowed to meet up without distancing. This should be introduced in England.
With the relaxing of lockdown rules, the government have neglected couples that do not live together. By allowing this couples to meet, they would be able to holiday together and spend more money in the economy.
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It is no longer against the law to visit or stay with a partner in another household. The legal restrictions on staying overnight in another household were revoked by the The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020.
The Government's advice on social distancing now states that you can socialise indoors with members of other households, but says that you should continue to follow strict social distancing guidelines when you are with anyone not in your household or your support bubble: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/meeting-people-from-outside-your-household-from-4-july
You could start a petition calling on the Government to update its advice on social distancing for partners from different households, if that is what you want to happen.
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