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Covid 19 - What you need to know - Welsh Government announce further restrictions.
We reported yesterday on further restrictions being announced in England and Scotland, this morning the Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced additional measures which will become mandatory on Monday 14th September. In his public statemen...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Scotland follow suit on restrictions to social gatherings.
In her daily address today (Thursday 10th September), the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon announced that the number of people allowed to meet up in Scotland would be cut to 6 in an effort to curb Covid19 infection. The First Minister Nicola Sturge...
Eat Out to Help Out - Data Published
Following the close of the popular ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme at the end of August, HMRC has published data showing the number of registered restaurants, number of meals claimed for, total discount claimed and average discount claime...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Changes to social gathering rules.
In his Downing Street address to the Nation yesterday, Prime Minister Johnson announced new ‘simplified’ restrictions on social gatherings in order to suppress a rise in Covid19 infections witnessed over recent weeks. The headline to ...
Wedding reform - Consultation launched
Today the Law Commission has launched a consultation on wedding reform. Although the issues of how, where and when wedding ceremonies can take place have become acute during the Covid-19 pandemic, this project was commenced on the 1st July 2019 w...
Covid 19 – Birmingham City Council has new powers to close businesses
From today, Birmingham City Council will be able to deploy new enforcement powers against premises that do not follow certain legal obligations relating to Covid-19. The Council confirmed that these relate primarily to the following areas: &...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Scotland - Face coverings
Earlier today we summarised the current position regarding face covering in England. In Scotland a similar situation exists. A face covering must be worn by all people in the settings listed below, except where an exemption applies (as defined i...
Covid 19 - What you need to know – Face Covering Regulations
On the 24th July new Regulations came into force in England requiring members of the public to wear a face covering whilst entering or remaining in a relevant place (The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place...