England & Wales

06 Apr 2021

Covid 19 - Test and Trace-Guidance issued on 5th April

On the day of the Prime Ministers confirmation of the move into Step 2 more detail was released in relation to the requirements on operators in connection with the Test and Trace systems. There is a clear obligation to maintaining records of staf...

06 Apr 2021

Covid 19 England-Step 2 Additional Guidance

Following on from the Prime Ministers press conference on Easter Monday and the green light to move to Step 2 on the 12th April additional guidance has been issued. The guidance can be found here: COVID-19 Response – Spring 2021: roadmap r...

01 Apr 2021

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Updated guidance "Restaurants, pubs, bars and takeaway services"

On Wednesday 31st March, the government published updated guidance or people who work in or run restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes or takeaways.The updated guidance provides Operators with additional information on: Ventilation Tests New requiremen...

29 Mar 2021

Covid 19 - New Guidance including Track & Trace detail

As we hit the natty named step of 1b today with people being permitted to meeting outside in groups of upto six or 2 households which may comprise of more than 6 persons we have seen a flurry of activity on the gov.uk website. This morning Guidan...

29 Mar 2021

Covid 19 - What you need to know following todays relaxations and looking ahead to both 12th April and 17th May

Updated guidance has been published by the Government this morning in line with the latest relaxation of lockdown which takes effect today (Rule of six / two households mixing outdoors). The updated guidance which can be found here also covers th...

26 Mar 2021

If you can crack the code the new £50 note is coming!

The new polymer £50 note is due to start to come into circulation on 23rd June 2021 and features Alan Turing who is best known for his codebreaking work, which helped end the Second World War. The Bank of England states that the “new ...