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The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has tweeted to confirm that all remaining Covid travel measures will cease.  “All remaining Covid travel measures, including the Passenger Locator Form and tests for all arrivals, will be stood down for travel to the UK from 4am on 18 March. These changes are possible due to our vaccine rollout...

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has, reportedly, been stood down in a sign that the Government believes the worst of the Covid crisis is over.  Although the group “stands ready if required”, it will no longer meet regularly – the first time it has halted its ongoing response since January 2020. The decision was taken...

It has been reported that Welcome to Yorkshire has entered voluntary administration. According to the BBC, Yorkshire’s main tourism body folded after council leaders agreed to cut off its funding. Welcome to Yorkshire (WtY) has faced a difficult three years amid the coronavirus pandemic and the departure of two chief executives. It is understood that...

From 24 February, the guidance in England was updated to remove the remaining restrictions: This means that businesses no longer need to (although they are still voluntarily able to) do things such as: asking people to show proof of negative testing or asking them to check-in keeping records of customers, visitors, and staff for 21...

On 4 March the Welsh Government published ‘Together for a Safer Future: Wales’ Long-term Covid-19 Transition from Pandemic to Endemic’, which sets out how Wales will live safely with coronavirus. The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020 require a review of the coronavirus measures to be undertaken every three weeks. The most...

The legal requirement to wear a face covering in many indoor settings in Wales came to an end on 28 February 2022. The change will mean people will no longer be legally required to wear face coverings in a range of indoor places, including cinemas, theatres, community centres, museums and gyms. Face coverings will continue...

The country’s vaccine passport scheme will end on 28 February 2022, then all remaining legal restrictions, including the wearing of face coverings in retail, hospitality and public transport settings, will end on 21 March. The Scottish government’s new strategy is based on three levels of threat from Covid – low, medium and high.  First Minister,...

From today (27 January 2022), all measures under Plan B have been lifted “because of the success of the booster rollout”.  Regulations on face coverings and COVID Passes change as of now – read the press release here.  In essence, face coverings are no longer mandatory in indoor venues in England, COVID Passes are now...

The Scottish Government has advised businesses that they can prepare to resume hybrid working from Monday 31 January, in order to enable people to have a flexible return to working between home and the office. Read more about the changes to WfH here. Guidance on WfH is expected shortly.

Work from home request ends No more mandated face masks Self-isolation regulations to end Mandatory Covid certification to end Boris Johnson’s statement to the House of Commons on 19 January 2022 heralds the reduction of restrictions in England and a withdrawal from Plan B.  He made the following points: The Government supported businesses facing reduced...