Print your own face covering Exemption Card
Some people cannot wear a face covering for legitimate reasons. An exemption card is a way of showing this without needing to explain.
Here you can download a card to print out yourself. If you don’t have a printer there is an image version you can save to your phone.
Government Guidance
You do not need to wear a face covering if you have a legitimate reason not to. This includes not being able to wear one due to:
disability, learning disability or if you are autistic
lung and breathing conditions
physical or mental illness
severe distress
supporting someone who uses lip reading
escaping harm or injury
needing to eat, drink or take medication
People may not always be
understanding and may try and tell you to wear a mask.
If you are worried you can use an exemption card to show people. There are 3 different cards.
Exemption Card
Exemption Card for Parents
Exemption Card for Carers
A4 sheet to print your own card
A4 Exemption Rules to print yourself
A4 Exemption Cards to print yourself
