Latest Update On Business Restriction (Can’s and Cannot’s)

The key changes announced today are as follows:

1.  The 2-metre social distancing rule will be reduced to ‘1 metre-plus’ rule where 2 metres is not possible. Good hygiene and COVID practices should still be followed such as hand washing/sanitising and meeting outdoors where possible. Note this is only in England at present, Wales and Scotland are keeping the 2-metre distance rule. 
2. Pubs and restaurants can open from July 4th, in a ‘COVID secure’ way (spacing of tables/chairs in line with social distancing rules). However, the names and contact details of customers will need to be obtained in order to comply with the test and trace procedures.
3. Cafés, hotels, cinemas, museums and galleries can all open from the 4th July but must be ‘COVID secure’ and with reduced capacity.
4. B&Bs, campsites and caravan parks can open from 4th July but must be ‘COVID secure’.
5. All locations where people stay (Hotels, B&Bs, Campsites) will have to have new cleaning procedures which include a deep clean between stays.
6. Hairdressers can open on 4th July but with precautions such as face visors and face coverings for staff.
7. Outdoor gyms/playgrounds and libraries can all reopen on 4th July.
8. Indoor swimming pools, gyms, spas and bowling alleys will remain closed for now.
9. Theatres and concert halls can reopen from 4th July, but only on the basis that they provide no live performances.
10. Places of worship can re-open for prayer and services and weddings will resume with a maximum of 30 guests.
11. All primary and secondary schools will restart from September.
12. People from two households can meet indoors in England from 4th July, but should follow distancing guidelines. This includes being able to stay overnight.
13. People from two households can meet outdoors with no limit on the number of people present.
14. When meeting outside, the guidance remains the same that people from several households can meet but only up to groups of six.
15. Guidance on playing cricket remains the same as before, due to the ball being a potential carrier of the virus.

Guidance and rules change frequently, so if you’re unsure of anything, please contact your advisor.

• Pubs, bars and restaurants (but only with a socially-distanced table service indoors, and owners will be asked to keep contact details of customers to help with contact tracing)
• Hotels, holiday apartments, campsites and caravan parks (but shared facilities must be cleaned properly)
• Theatres and music halls (but they will not be allowed to hold live performances)
• Weddings will be allowed to have 30 attendees
• Places of worship will be allowed to hold services (but singing will be banned)
• Hair salons and barbers (but must put protective measures, such as visors, in place)
• Libraries, community centres and bingo halls
• Cinemas, museums and galleries
• Funfairs, theme parks, adventure parks, amusement arcades, skating rinks and model villages
• Indoor attractions where animals are exhibited, such as at zoos, aquariums, farms, safari parks and wildlife centres

Businesses that can’t yet open, by law include:

• Nightclubs and casinos 
• Bowling alleys and indoor skating rinks
• Indoor play areas including soft-play
• Spas
• Nail bars and beauty salons
• Massage, tattoo and piercing parlours
• Indoor fitness and dance studios, and indoor gyms and sports venues/facilities (although Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden tweeted that ministers hope to be able to reopen gyms and leisure facilities in mid-July)
• Swimming pools and water parks
• Exhibition or conference centres (other than for those who work for that venue)

For further details, please visit the government’s website