Health & Safety
Martyn's Law Update | Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 becomes Law.
As previously reported the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill completed its journey through the Parliamentary process on 25th March and was awaiting Royal Assent. Today, the King fulfilled his legislative roll and gave his assent creating th...
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Covid 19 Funeral attendance update
Following on from this weeks announcements and the general delay to easing of restrictions a guidance document has been issued to give clarity on the dispensation afforded to funerals and other commemorative events: COVID-19: guidance for arrangi...
New Consultation | Protect Duty - Martyn's Law
The Home Office have today launched a new consultation entitled ‘Protect Duty’ but may more commonly be known as Martyn’s law. Martyn Hett was amongst those who tragically died following a terrorist attack at the Manchester Aren...
Bhayani Law - Health & Safety Spot Checks and Can My Employer Force me to have the Coronavirus Vaccine?
Our partner Bhayani Law for the Bii Helpline (who are specialists in the area of Employment Law and HR)have issued their monthly newsletter. We felt two articles would be of interest to our readers (Click on the links for further details): ...
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...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Government guidance for closed premises.
Following new regulations, which were published yesterday, imposing a range of restrictions the government reissued guidance to affected businesses last night. The guidance offers further clarifications to effected businesses regarding the exempt...