Rejected petition: Ban all face coverings in spaces that can be accessed by the public.
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Make it a criminal offence to cover your face in a space that can be accessed by the public.
Punishable by prison terms or at the very least community service orders.
To clamp down on the people who disregard the law by hiding their identity.
There can be no justifiable excuse in this country for people to cover their faces.
Not religious or cultural.
The only possible exception would be on medical grounds as prescribed by a qualified health professional.
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.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Prohibit the wearing of all full-face coverings in public spaces
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/723131We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.