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Rejected petition Stop lockdowns taking place during half term.

Quality family time needed. Children need to see friends, have sleepovers, go away on planned breaks / days out. Also busiest times for business. People should not be housebound, especially in Winter months. Mental health is just as important.

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, or if the Petitions Committee has considered one in the last year.

Other petitions calling for similar action are already collecting signatures: https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244243

https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244220

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Date submitted 24 October 2020
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