Change England’s ‘rule of six’ to exclude young children

Boris Johnson should follow Scotland and Wales' lead and make young children exempt from England’s ‘rule of six’. The rate of infection has remained very low among younger children, despite rising among teenagers and adults.

This petition was rejected on 18th Sep 2020 for not petitioning for a specific action

The Petition Committee commented:
It isn't clear what you mean by 'young children'. We have a number of petitions open which call for exemptions for children of certain ages, which you may like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550731 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550886 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550865 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550994 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550784 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/

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Including young children within this rule puts a disproportionate burden on families and is damaging to a segment of the population that has already missed out on months of normal social interaction and learning during lockdown.

Families will be unable to meet together without making multiple trips in smaller groups, potentially increasing the overall risk. Meanwhile allowing people from six different households to meet together inside is more likely to increase the spread of coronavirus.