This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Amend advice given to local authorities on the removal of swings in playgrounds
Amend the advice given to local authorities to allow swings removed in children’s playgrounds to be reinstated.
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It’s a small thing, but would really make a difference to children and parents’ experience of playgrounds, particularly now we are in a second lockdown and activities are limited. Families with multiple children would also benefit from this.
The rationale behind the removal of these doesn’t make sense now that children are mixing both on other playground equipment and in schools/childcare settings. Social distancing for adults can still be adhered to when using these with children.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
Decisions about the installation or removal of facilities at children's playgrounds is a matter for individual local authorities, not the Government or House of Commons.
The Government has published advice for local authorities on managing playgrounds, which suggests that measures local authorities might take include limiting the available number of seats on equipment or numbers of swings available to promote social distancing: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-managing-playgrounds-and-outdoor-gyms/covid-19-guidance-for-managing-playgrounds-and-outdoor-gyms
We're not clear what change you'd like to see to the guidance which would result in the outcome your petition describes.
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