Covid-19 Roadmap out of lockdown - PowerPoint Presentation

1. Covid-19 Roadmap out of lockdownBusiness updateApril 2021

2. Step 1 – from 08 MarchBusiness and activities:Businesses eligible to host childcare and supervised activities for children (eg community centres or libraries) able to host these activities for childrenSuch activities must be necessary to enable parents to work, seek work, attend education, seek medical care, or attend a support group

3. Step 1 - from 29 MarchBusiness and activitiesOutdoor sports facilities permitted to open including:Outdoor gyms, swimming pools, sports courts, riding venues, archery centres, driving ranges and golf courses etcPeople can use these outdoor venues in a group of six people, or with members of up to two households

4. Step 1 - from 29 MarchFormal, organised outdoor sport permitted with larger numbers provided adequate steps in place to make events Covid secure Spectators not permittedUse of indoor facilities (eg changing rooms) not permittedIndoor WC facilities may be used howeverOutdoor childcare, supervised activities and parent/child groups permitted for up to 15 people (not counting those aged under fives)

5. Step 2 – 12 AprilBusiness and activitiesSettings permitted to open must only be attended/used as a single household or bubble indoors or in a group of 6 people or 2 households outdoors.Non-essential retail and showrooms will reopenServices to reopen such as hand car washes and betting shops etc

6. Step 2 – 12 AprilPersonal care services and close contact services permitted such as hairdressers, beauty salons and skin piercers etc (steam rooms and saunas not permitted)Indoor sports and leisure facilities to reopen including gyms, leisure centres, swimming pools, dance & fitness centres etcSelf-contained holiday accommodation in which all facilities are restricted to exclusive use of a single household/support bubble will reopen

7. Step 2 – 12 AprilOutdoor areas at hospitality venues (cafes, restaurants, bars, pubs, social clubs, including in member’s clubs) can reopen, including for takeaway alcoholCustomers may use toilets located inside (face coverings required)At any premises serving alcohol, customers will be required to order, be served and eat/drink while seated (“table service” only)“Outdoor” definition same as for smokefree legislation. Outdoor areas must not be “substantially enclosed” such that covered areas must have at least 50% of sides open to the elements

8. Step 2 – 12 AprilOutdoor attractions permitted to reopen at;Adventure parks and activities zoos, safari parks etc“Drive in” outdoor cinemas, theatre and other performances permittedTheme parks, trampoline parks, skating rinks, water parks, funfairs and fairgrounds Museums and galleries

9. Step 2 – 12 AprilPublic buildings, such as community halls and centres, and libraries, can reopenOutdoor events can be organised by a business, charity, public body or similar subject to compliance with Covid secure guidance and adequate risk assessment including prevention of mixing beyond groups of 6 or 2 households eg village fete or spectators at grassroots sports eventWedding ceremonies and civil partnerships, funerals etc can take place indoors and social distancing guidance applies in all such cases. Wedding receptions may only take place outdoors in Step 2.

10. Step 3 – no earlier than 17 MayFurther settings permitted to open.These must only be attended/used by a group of 6 people or 2 households indoors; or in a group of no more than 30 people outdoorsIndoor areas of hospitality venues permitted to reopen. Table service will be requiredIndoor entertainment and visitor attractions may reopen including cinemas, theatres, concert halls etc

11. Step 3 – no earlier than 17 MayRemaining outdoor entertainment events, holiday accommodation, saunas and steam rooms permitted to reopenIndoor team sport and group exercise classes may resumeBoth indoor and outdoor events can be organised by a business, charity, public body or similar subject to compliance with Covid secure guidance and adequate risk assessment including prevention of mixing beyond that permitted social contact limitsSpectators allowed at elite sporting events and performance events subject to specific capacity restrictions

12. Step 4 – no earlier than 21 JuneRemaining settings such as nightclubs permitted to reopen

13. What will be the same:Requirement to display QR code (for relevant hospitality settings)Ensure QR code is used and or to collect and retain contact tracing informationDisplay poster requiring members of the public to wear face covering indoors when not seated (subject to exemptions)Employers to have Covid-19 risk assessment in placeEmployees to wear face covering when likely to come into contact with customers indoors (subject to exemptions and other mitigations such as screens)Distancing requirement for customers and prevention of mixing

14. What will be the same:Control measures in place to ensure staff with Covid-19 symptoms do not attend work and attend for PCR testArrangements to ensure staff do not attend work during until required isolation period is completeReporting confirmed cases under RIDDOR regulations where it is likely transmission occurred at workConsider risk from Legionnaire’s disease and carry out risk assessment where premises has been empty/unused and water has been left standing in pipework and systems

15. New considerations:All persons aged 16 or over attending relevant premises must use the QR code or provide their contact details subject to exemptionsEmployers must have a policy in place regarding the use of Lateral Flow Testing procedures to identify asymptomatic members of staffNo curfew times in new legislation (other than pre pandemic constraints eg Licensing restrictions)No longer requirement to provide “substantial meal” in order to serve alcohol

16. Resources “Reopening businesses and venues” https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reopening-businesses-and-venues-in-england/reopening-businesses-and-venues“Guidance for people who work in or run restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes or takeaways” https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/restaurants-offering-takeaway-or-delivery

17. Resources UK Hospitality Covid-19 Secure Guidelines for Hospitality Businesseshttps://www.ukhospitality.org.uk/page/UKHospitalityGuidanceforHospitalityPublic Protection Partnership resources & links to guidancehttps://publicprotectionpartnership.org.uk/covid-19/

18. Further informationFollow us on:https://www.facebook.com/publicprotectionpartnershipuk/https://twitter.com/PublicPP_UKEmail to: ehadvice@westberks.gov.ukTelephone: 01635 – 503242