British COVID ‘Rule of Six’ is Enforceable by Law

Due to the COVID crisis, the British parliament passed the Coronavirus Act 2020, which grants themselves emergency powers to handle the crisis. One of the more controversial actions taken by the British government is the ‘Rule of Six’ which prohibits any more than six individuals from gathering together for any reason, publicly or privately. Since the law went into effect on Monday, September 14th, claims have circulated virally on social media claiming that the law is either illegal, violating the right to assembly, or at the very least impossible to enforce since it would require a police or surveillance presence inside every home in the nation to prevent families from congregating.