Lockdown rules: What are the restrictions in your area? 22nd February 2021

Lockdown rules: What are the restrictions in your area?
22nd February 2021
Cherwell is currently under a national lockdown.

The Government’s schedule for relaxation of lockdown rules is as follows: -

More detailed information follows overleaf.

Meeting friends and family

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY FROM 8 MARCH:

   •   You may socialise outdoors with one other person not in your household.

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY FROM 29 MARCH:

   •   Outdoor gatherings of up to six people, or two households, will be allowed - including in private gardens.

   •   You will no longer be required to stay at home wherever possible, although you will be encouraged to stay
       local.

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY NO EARLIER THAN 17 MAY:

   •   Most restrictions on meeting other people outdoors will be lifted, but gatherings of more than 30 people
       outdoors will remain illegal.

   •   People will be allowed to meet indoors in groups of six, or with one other household.

   •   The government says it will review its advice on social distancing at this stage.

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY NO EARLIER THAN 21 JUNE:

   •   The government hopes to remove all legal limits on social contact.

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES CURRENTLY APPLY:

   •   You must not leave or be outside your home except where necessary.

   •   You may only leave the home for a limited number of reasons - including shopping for necessities, going to
       work (if you cannot do so from home), seeking medical assistance, or avoiding domestic abuse.

   •   If you are clinically extremely vulnerable you should only go out for medical appointments, exercise or if it is
       essential. You should not attend work.

   •   You cannot leave your home to meet socially with anyone you do not live with or are not in a support bubble
       with.

   •   You may exercise outdoors on your own, with one other person, or with your household or support bubble.
       This should be limited to once a day, and you should stay in your local area.

   •   You should stay two metres apart from anyone not in your household, or one metre with precautions (such
       as a face covering).

   •   Some support groups can continue with up to 15 participants - but they must not take place in a private
       home.

   •   The police can fine you up to £10,000 for taking part in illegal gatherings.

Going to work

   •   You may only leave your home for work if you cannot reasonably work from home.

   •   If your job involves working in other people's homes - for instance, as a cleaner, a tradesman or a
       childminder - you can continue to do so.

Schools and nurseries

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY FROM 8 MARCH:

   •   All pupils in schools and further education colleges will return to face-to-face teaching.

   •   Wrap-around childcare (including childminders) can restart.

•   Before- and after-school clubs can resume.

   •   Masks will be recommended for secondary school students in class, as well as communal areas.

   •   Students at universities who need to take part in practical activities or access specialist facilities, will return.

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES CURRENTLY APPLY:

   •   Primary schools, secondary schools and colleges are closed to most pupils, although they are open for
       vulnerable children and the children of key workers.

   •   Nurseries and childminders can carry on operating.

   •   Only a limited number of students will return to university or college for face-to-face teaching before mid-
       February. These include those studying medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, teacher-training, or social
       work.

Leisure time

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY FROM 29 MARCH:

   •   Outdoor sports facilities such as gyms, tennis courts and lidos, will be allowed to reopen.

   •   Organised outdoor sports can resume.

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY NO EARLIER THAN 12 APRIL:

   •   Indoor leisure facilities, including gyms and spas (but not saunas), can open for individual use.

   •   Outdoors attractions, such as zoos, theme parks and drive-in cinemas can reopen.

   •   Libraries and community centres can reopen.

   •   Overnight stays away from home will be allowed and self-contained accommodation can reopen but must
       be used by members of the same household.

   •   Pubs, cafes and restaurants can reopen for outdoor services - with no requirement to order a substantial
       meal with an alcoholic drink. The requirement to order food and drink while seated will remain.

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY NO EARLIER THAN 17 MAY

   •   Pubs and restaurants can reopen indoors, with no requirement for a substantial meal to be served alongside
       alcoholic drinks.

   •   The requirement to order, eat and drink while seated will remain.

   •   Remaining outdoor entertainment, such as outdoor theatres and cinemas, can reopen.

   •   Some indoor entertainment, such as museums, theatres, cinemas and children’s play areas, can reopen.

   •   Accommodation such as hotels, hostels and B&Bs, can reopen.

   •   Adult indoor group sports and exercise classes can resume.

   •   Some large events, including conferences, concert performances and sports events can resume.

   •   Indoor events with up to 1,000 people or 50% of a venue’s capacity, whichever is lower, will be permitted.

   •   Outdoor events with a capacity of either 50% or 4,000 people, whichever is lower, will be permitted.

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY NO EARLIER THAN 21 JUNE:

   •   The government hopes to reopen nightclubs and enable large events, including theatre performances.

   •   THE FOLLOWING RULES CURRENTLY APPLY:

•    Pubs, restaurants, bars and cafes are closed. Delivery and takeaway of food and non-alcoholic drinks can
        continue until 23:00 each evening.

   •    Alcoholic drinks can continue to be delivered but can no longer be sold as takeaway from pubs or bars.

   •    Indoor gyms and sports facilities remain closed.

   •    Outdoor facilities, including gyms, tennis courts and lidos must also close.

   •    Organised outdoor sport for disabled people is allowed to continue.

   •    All indoor entertainment venues including theatres, concert halls, cinemas, museums and galleries, are
        closed.

   •    Outdoor playgrounds may stay open.

   •    Animal attractions such as zoos, safari parks, aquariums, and wildlife reserves must close.

   •    Hotels, B&Bs and caravan parks may remain open for a limited number of reasons - for instance, where
        guests are unable to return to their main home or would otherwise be made homeless as a result of the
        accommodation closing.

Shopping

   •    THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY NO EARLIER THAN 12 APRIL:

   •    All shops will be allowed to reopen but should only be visited alone or with household groups.

   •    Personal care premises, such as hairdressers, salons and close-contact services, can reopen.

   •    THE FOLLOWING RULES CURRENTLY APPLY:

   •    All non-essential shops must close, although they may operate click-and-collect and delivery services.

   •    Close contact services, such as hairdressing, tanning, nail and beauty salons must close, along with tattoo
        parlours, spas, and massage parlours - these services should not be provided in other people's homes.

   •    Shops that can remain open include supermarkets, pharmacies, garden centres, building merchants and off-
        licences.

   •    Petrol stations, automatic car washes, vehicle repair and MOT services, bicycle shops and taxi firms may
        remain open.

   •    Moving house will still be allowed, and you will still be able to view properties, while following Covid
        guidelines.

Other

   •    THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY FROM 8 MARCH:

   •    Care home residents will be allowed one regular named visitor.

   •    THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY FROM 29 MARCH:

   •    Weddings will no longer be limited to exceptional circumstances.

   •    THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY NO EARLIER THAN 12 APRIL:

   •    Driving tests can resume.

   •    Weddings, receptions and wakes can take place with up to 15 attendees.

   •    THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY NO EARLIER THAN 17 MAY:

   •    Weddings, receptions, funerals and wakes can take place with up to 30 guests.

•   Bar mitzvahs and christenings can also take place.

•   THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY NO EARLIER THAN 21 JUNE:

•   The government hopes to remove all limits on weddings and other life events.

•   THE FOLLOWING RULES CURRENTLY APPLY:

•   Places of worship remain open for communal services.

•   Funerals can take place with a maximum of 30 people - wakes or other ceremonial events are allowed with a
    maximum of six people.

•   Weddings and civil partnership ceremonies can only take place in exceptional circumstances (for example,
    where one of those getting married is seriously ill and not expected to recover) and only six people can
    attend.

•   You are not allowed to travel abroad, unless for exceptional reasons.

•   Visits to care homes can take place with social distancing arrangements in place. Close-contact indoor visits
    are not allowed.