England & Wales
Covid 19 - Government has issued guidance around payments being taken indoors
The Government have today (at 9.53am) issued updated guidance around payments being taken indoors at licensed premises. The full guidance can be found here: 2.3 Managing service of food and drink at a venue. The relevant paragraph is at 2.3...
Covid 19 - England Guidance issued to Local Authorities on Organised Events
As we move closer to each easing stage the information machine produces more Guidance. There is now Guidance to local authorities to help then ensure that events are held safely but such information is useful to those who are planning to undertak...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...