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I hope this doesn't sound immodest but I think I'm probably as on top of the lockdown regulations as anyone. I just tried to navigate the govt guidance website to find what the latest version of the regulations for the UK are and... couldn't. Had to go back through my own notes
These are the criminal laws which currently constrain our everyday lives. Would it be too much for the guidance website to have a red button which says "read the regulations currently in force for..."
FYI these the latest national lockdown regulations which are still in force:

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020

legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/684/…
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The Greater Manchester lockdown was announced on Thursday evening 30 July with a suggestion that new laws were incoming. It is now Monday morning 3 August and as yet no new laws have been published.

gov.uk/guidance/north…
This has been discussed less than it should, but since lockdown began in late March, Government has repeatedly (around 12 times so far) used emergency powers to pass lockdown laws, national and local, which have come into force the same time or hours after they are made.
Whilst it was probably justifiable to use emergency powers in March, since then the government has used emergency powers without discrimination, completely sidelining parliament (because they don't need to approve the laws until at least 28 days until after they are made)...
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Let me translate what Lord Sumption is really saying here. He is disappointed that "human rights defenders" have not got behind his Ayn Randian criticism of the lockdown. But the reality is this... (thread)
..."human rights defenders" have been active and noisy - Not going to name the many people I'm talking about but plenty of evidence in my >175 tweet thread of links and thoughts on Covid-19 and human rights which I have been updating for 4 months but...
... whilst there have been variations in focus, generally "human rights defenders" have viewed the Covid-19 crisis as requiring a difficult balance between the right to life (and the state's duty to protect life) and other rights such as family life, free association, education..
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Important new lockdown regulations came into force on Saturday giving local authorities sweeping powers to close businesses, prohibit and impose requirements on events and direct public outdoor places close

Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020

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Here is the link to the new regulations

Contents legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/751/…

PDF legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/750/… /2
Give local authorities power to do 3 things:
1. Close/impose requirements/restrictions on specified premises (Reg 4)

Can't apply to premises forming part of "essential infrastructure" - whatever that means, it isn't defined

LA must "have regard to" access to essential services
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