The Cabinet Office has issued further guidance on which businesses will be allowed to reopen at each stage of the Government’s Roadmap for taking England out of lockdown – see below for timescales and details. Not before 29 MARCH 2021 Outdoor sports facilities are able to open, including: gyms swimming pools sports courts (such as...
Each of the steps below are subject to meeting the following four tests: The vaccine deployment programme continues successfully. Evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently effective. Infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations. Assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new variants. Step 1 – from 29 March People will no longer...
Answered on Wednesday 27 January 2021 by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Mr Kevan Jones (MP for North Durham) asked the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government’s moratorium on evictions extends to people living on a holiday caravan site with an 11-month operating license as their primary residence, and who...
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 has the following exemption allowing accommodation providers to accept a guest who is unable to return to their home. This would cover people whose homes have been flooded or have to evacuate in case of flooding. Closure of holiday accommodation 14.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a...
Government’s guidance has been updated with a new section on Tier 4 restrictions in England. One of the core parts of this is that people “cannot leave your home or the place where you are living for holidays or stays overnight away from your main home unless you have a reasonable excuse for doing so....
Government had published a ministerial statement that encouraged local planning authorities to exercise their discretion in relation to planning conditions for caravan, campsites and holiday parks so that they could extend their season. The government has just updated that statement, which incorporates a Q&A, to include the following question: “Can caravan occupants use their caravans...
Three Scottish council areas – Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and East Lothian – are to have tougher coronavirus restrictions imposed from Friday 18 December. It means people will no longer be allowed to travel outside of their own council area unless it is essential. Pubs, cafes and restaurants will have to stop serving alcohol and must shut at...
More areas – including London, parts of Essex and Hertfordshire – are moving into Tier 3 from 00.01 on 16 December. This means that in those places under very high alert: accommodation such as holiday parks, campsites, hotels, B&Bs and guest houses must close. There are several exemptions, such as for those who use these...
The Primary Guidance for Restaurants, Pubs and Bars has been updated in accordance with the new restrictions that apply to the different tier levels. The specific sections that have been amended are: NHS Test and Trace (section 2.1) Keeping customers and visitors safe (section 2.2) Managing service of food and drink at a venue (section...
Lord Greaves, Liberal Democrat, tabled the following question: “To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce an embargo on housing evictions during the current period of national restrictions; and, if so whether this will apply (1) to tenants of caravans, and (2) to tenants of caravan pitches on residential caravan sites.” The response...