Rejected petition Make children’s grassroots football exempt from lockdown 2

Isolation essential to the Government’s strategy for fighting coronavirus, and UK citizens must remain healthy and exercise whilst keeping adequate distance between people. Children are the ones suffering from this pandemic also, football centres have put so much work into ensuring that all are safe

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The Government should allow outdoor grassroots football for children to carry on and allow young children to exercise safely, stay healthy and happy whilst observing social distancing rules. The physical and mental health of children is paramount and therefore should still be allowed to enjoy active sport whilst out in the fresh air,

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Date submitted 1 November 2020
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