Government's COVID-19 Response: Summer 2021

On Monday 19th July, we will begin stage 4 of the Government’s Roadmap, which will include the following:

• All remaining restrictions on social contact and life events (such as weddings) will be removed
• All settings will now be open including nightclubs and large scale music and sporting events
• All legal restrictions on wearing a mask will be lifted, however these are still recommended for crowded locations or where you come into contact with people you don’t know
• All social distancing rules will be lifted, except in limited circumstances
• No longer necessary to work from home if you didn’t before
• Self-isolating will remain in place
• Staff and customers will be encouraged to clean their hands and surfaces that they touch regularly
• Businesses will be encouraged to continue using QR codes to scan in but this will no longer be a legal requirement
• Education settings will no longer be required to deliver education and training in consistent groups (‘bubbles’)
• No restrictions on in-person teaching and learning in universities
• In care homes, each resident will be able to have five named visitors

The Government will also revisit the need for under 18s to self-isolate, which is likely to come into effect later in the summer.

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