Thread by @AdamWagner1

🚨Hot off the press, and for the first time to be debated before they come into force:

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020

I understand there will be 3 sets, one for each tier

legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1104…

So this is "Tier 2" - High.

The order has changed, so now we get penalties and enforcement section first

Fixed penalty notices starting at £100 but rising to £6,400 for a sixth breach

Business fines start at £1,000

The £10,000 starting fine I assume is for large gatherings

Areas to be reviewed every 14 days, the whole set to be reviewed every 28 - no requirement to publish the review or put before parliament 😠

🚨Here are the "Very High" regulations. Sorry, this is going to get quite confusing, I'll continue with the "High" ones below and come back to these

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert
Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020

legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1105…

OK, back to the "High" tier.

No gatherings of 2 or more people not from the same household indoors subject to exceptions - same as current restrictions in eg GMR

Rule of 6 applies outdoors - so any formulation of 6 people can meet

Remember, all the way a few tweets back, I referred to the £10,000 automatic fine? It's for these gatherings.

"Holding or involved in the holding" of a gathering of more than 30 people. This is the same as already in force

Just did a word count - over 13,000 words. Get your head around that, Tier 2 citizens!

There are now 17 detailed exceptions for the gatherings rule, pretty much the same as previously so I won't go into them.

New exception: Remembrance Sunday! (exception 17)

I am v skeptical that this is workable, trying to regulate all of human life through law, but ho hum

No doubt the new "seasonal exceptions" will extend to Christmas once we get there.

Outdoor activities exceptions - really, heroic effort, so many exceptions, so many activities

This is looking more and more like Borges' library of Babel

https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1305540664600473602?s=20

Linked households are the same

As, I think, are linked childcare households

All the same as before, I think,

"mingle"

I won't go on about the gatherings rules as they basically the same as before and I have summarised them elsewhere - on to businesses. These are to close in Tier 2

Note the option to open with no dancing

Curfew at 10pm-5am subject to exceptions

This is your Tier 2 areas

Existing local regulations revoked

OK, lets get onto the regulations for areas designated "Very High"

legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1105…

I'm not going to do them in detail as I need to have dinner but here's a few key bits.

The fixed penalty notices look the same as I detailed earlier re the "High" regulations.

Sorry, messed up the thread - continue here

https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1315702937918861313?s=20

Gatherings rules are the same as for "High"

2 or more indoors banned if not from same household/linked household

Rule of 6 outside

There are 14 exceptions. Not sure what is different but there are 3 less than in the others. You tell me!

The structure of the gatherings exceptions looks different, have to look in detail as to what exactly is different.

OK, here's the bit on on closure of businesses

This is about food and drink service.

Basically a 'restricted business' can still serve food if it has table service and takes all reasonable steps to ensure the customer remains seated whilst consuming the food or drink

Pubs, bars etc serving alcohol being able to stay open if...

alcohol is only served for consumption on the premises as part of a table meal, and the meal is such as might be expected to be served as the main midday or main
evening meal, or as a main course at either such meal.

What food

"might be expected to be served as the main midday or main evening meal, or as a main course at either such meal"

Lawyers... start your engines!

But seriously, this is unclear and must vary widely depending on your cultural background amongst other things

Enjoying this wet towel civil servant moment

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Have to go now, but here is your Tier 3 areas

Here are the "Medium area" regulations 😄

legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1103…

Ok, had closer look at Tier 3 gatherings. It’s this:
- no more than 6 in
—public outdoor place where no payment required to access or
—outdoor sports grounds, sports facilities, botanical gardens, gardens of castle, stately home, historical house...
- otherwise no more than 2

So no gatherings of 2 or more from different households in homes and gardens, other places... it’s complicated. Kind of reduced version of rule of 6.