{"id":1138,"date":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/england-returns-to-plan-a\/"},"modified":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","slug":"england-returns-to-plan-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/england-returns-to-plan-a\/","title":{"rendered":"England returns to Plan A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In between the other political distractions of the last few weeks, England has returned to the COVID measures set out in Plan A. This means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The government is no longer asking people to work from home if they can. People should now talk to their employers to agree arrangements to return to the office.<\/li>\n<li>Face coverings are no longer advised for staff and pupils in secondary school and college classrooms.<\/li>\n<li>Face coverings are no longer advised for staff and pupils in communal areas of secondary schools, nor for staff in communal areas of primaries.<\/li>\n<li>There is no longer a legal requirement to wear a face covering. The government suggests that you continue to wear a face covering in crowded and enclosed spaces where you may come into contact with other people you do not normally meet.<\/li>\n<li>Venues and events are no longer required by law to check visitors&rsquo; NHS COVID Pass. The NHS COVID Pass can still be used on a voluntary basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>High Street traders and businesses in the hospitality and entertainment sectors will welcome these changes as they are desperate to return to pre-COVID trading conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regional variations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From 28th January changes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>nightclubs will be able to re-open<\/li>\n<li>COVID Pass needed for large indoor events, nightclubs, cinemas, theatres, and concert halls<\/li>\n<li>working from home remains important but moves from law to guidance<\/li>\n<li>in hospitality, no restrictions on meeting people and no requirement for table service or 2 metre physical distancing<\/li>\n<li>face coverings still required on public transport and in most indoor public places<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scotland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current published regulations are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>get the vaccine or the vaccine booster,<\/li>\n<li>if you don&rsquo;t have symptoms take regular lateral flow tests &ndash; especially before mixing with other people and visiting hospitals and care homes,<\/li>\n<li>if mixing with others keep gatherings small &#8211; keep your distance from people not in your group,<\/li>\n<li>if you have symptoms &#8211; self isolate and book a PCR test,<\/li>\n<li>wash your hands regularly, and cover your nose and mouth if coughing or sneezing,<\/li>\n<li>open windows when meeting indoors,<\/li>\n<li>a mixture of home and office working is allowed,<\/li>\n<li>use the apps: COVID status (vaccine passport), Protect Scotland and Check-in Scotland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The current range of COVID-19 regulations for Northern Ireland are best reviewed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/nidirect.gov.uk\/\">https:\/\/nidirect.gov.uk<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<!-- -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In between the other political distractions of the last few weeks, England has returned to the COVID measures set out in Plan A. This means: The government is no longer asking people to work from home if they can. People should now talk to their employers to agree arrangements to return to the office. 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