Visitor was a member of that person's household, a close family member, or a friend. Visiting persons receiving treatment etc. Respite care for a vulnerable or disabled person a short break for a looked-after child Up to 30 people, not including children under 5 Up to 15 people, not counting children under 5 Informal groups were allowed in Step 3, but in Steps 1 and 2 the group had to be organised with precautions by a business, charity or public body after a risk assessment. Support groups held at premises other than a private dwelling. Work, voluntary services, emergency assistance, avoiding harm, providing care to a vulnerable or disabled person, for the purposes of a house moveįulfilling a legal obligation or participating in legal proceedingsĪny gathering in criminal justice accommodation Gatherings necessary for certain purposes Linked households counted as one for this purposeĪ variety of specified situations including early years provision, school activities, apprenticeships, work experience, applying for a job, professional training and exams Gatherings of no more than two non-linked households. In some cases the exception applied only where it was 'reasonably necessary', in other words where the purpose of the gathering could not reasonably be achieved in some other way.Įxcept where stated, the exceptions applied to both indoor and outdoor gatherings.Īll members of a common household, or of two linked households ("support bubble") The list was exhaustive, in the sense that no other reasons could be used to justify contravening the general restrictions on gatherings. These allowed, alternatively, any number of people from one or two households.Įxceptions to the restrictions on gatherings Ĭertain larger gatherings were permitted if one of the following exceptions applied. * See also the first two exceptions in the table below. Up to 30 people from any number of households Up to 6 people from any number of households * Children were included in the counts, though certain exceptions – see below – allowed for larger gatherings with young children. In all Step areas, gatherings were restricted by size, and unless one of the exceptions applied the only permitted gatherings were those shown in the table. Step levels by date Applied throughout England Although the regulations were drafted so that different areas of England could be at different Step levels simultaneously, in the event all areas of England were placed into the same level and were moved as a bloc from Step 1 to Step 2 to Step 3. Step 1 was the most restrictive and Step 3 the least. The scheme of the regulations was to define three levels of personal and business restrictions, called "Steps". The regulations entered into force on 29 March 2021. Hancock used section 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to enact the regulations without prior parliamentary consideration, subject to retrospective approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days. The regulations were made on 22 March 2021 by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, using emergency powers under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, the stated legal basis being "the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England". These regulations partially enacted those intentions, and replaced almost all of the existing Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 which had been in force since 2 December 2020. They were revoked on the latter date.Ī stepped approach to relaxation of pandemic-related restrictions in England was set out by the Cabinet Office in a document referred to as a "roadmap", published on 22 February 2021. The regulations were originally set to expire on 30 June 2021, but that was later extended to the end of 18 July 2021. Step 2 applied from 12 April 2021 and Step 3 from. Initially, all of England was subject to Step 1 restrictions. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/364) is an English emergency statutory instrument which replaced The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 from 29 March 2021. Text of the The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from .Įngland step levels by district, from 17 May to 18 July 2021}
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