Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out plans for the end of lockdown in England, and a return to a tougher three-tier system of restrictions.
The current lockdown will end just after midnight on Wednesday 2 December. After that, the following will apply to all areas:
- Shops, gyms and personal care services will all reopen
- Collective worship, weddings and outdoor sports will resume
- The rule of six will apply in outdoor public spaces
- Non-essential foreign travel will be allowed, subject to quarantine rules
There will be different rules for pubs and spectator sports in the different tiers.
Click the document links below to see the rules for different tiers.
For pubs:
- In tier one, they can stay open until 11pm, with last orders at 10pm.
- In tier two, they can only open if they serve substantial meals. Alcohol can only be served alongside a meal.
- In tier three, hospitality venues must close apart from delivery and takeaway
For spectator sports:
- In tier one, they can resume with 50% stadium capacity or 4,000 spectators, whichever is smaller.
- In tier two, they can resume with 50% of capacity or 2,000 spectators, whichever is smaller
- In tier three, they must remain closed.
On 26 November the government will announce the tiers for each region. This will be formally reviewed every 14 days.
More details of the plan can be read here.
Other changes
- As before, you can only meet people from other households in a group of up to six.
- Only those in tier one areas will be able to socialise indoors with people outside their household.
- People in tier two can't socialise with other households indoors. Those in tier three can't mix with other households indoors, or in private and pub gardens.
- There are exceptions for childcare and support bubbles.
- People are advised not to travel to and from tier three areas.
