Petitions/Repeal the Coronavirus Act 2020
StatusClosed
Opened8 Apr 2025
Closes8 Oct 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We want the act fully repealed. Temporary provisions lapsed in 2022, but we feel its framework lingering risks future democratic overreach. We think repeal restores normal oversight, ends emergency-era controls, & reflects lessons learned. We believe temporary measures should not outlast their need.

We feel the Act represented the largest implemented expansion of state power since the Second World War. We think existing legislation such as the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 and/or Civil Contingencies Act 2004, exist to deal with future health emergencies, without sweeping powers that we feel received little scrutiny or democratic oversight prior to Royal Assent. Repealing this Act emphasises democratic principles, civil liberties, and lessons learned from COVID-19.

2,921Total signatures
Select your constituency →
10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Caroline Voaden
1Caroline Voaden MP
South Devon
16
Adam Dance
2Adam Dance MP
Yeovil
13
Sam Rushworth
3Sam Rushworth MP
Bishop Auckland
12
Natalie Fleet
4Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover
12
Sally Jameson
5Sally Jameson MP
Doncaster Central
12
Ben Maguire
6Ben Maguire MP
North Cornwall
12
Lauren Edwards
7Lauren Edwards MP
Rochester and Strood
12
Dr Al Pinkerton
8Dr Al Pinkerton MP
Surrey Heath
12
Ben Lake
9Ben Lake MP
Ceredigion Preseli
12
Lee Anderson
10Lee Anderson MP
Ashfield
11