Lockdown Law Update
As the Country slowly pulls out of “lockdown”, the UK Government has announced what shops and business can now re-open, and from when, and clarified which will not yet be permitted to re-open.
From the 1st June 2020, Outdoor Markets and Car Showrooms will be allowed to open as soon as they are able to meet the COVID-19 safety guidelines to protect shoppers and workers.
From the 15th June 2020, all other non-essential retail can re-open, and these include (but are not limited to):
- Clothes shops
- Shoe shops
- Toy shops
- Furniture shops
- Bookshops
- Electronics
- Tailors
- Auction houses
- Photography studios
- Indoor markets
If you are hoping to get a hair cut, have a meal out, or travel to your static caravan, then you will have to wait a little longer, as the places that cannot yet re-open include:
- Restaurants, bars and pubs
- Cafes and canteens
- Hairdressers, barbers, beauty and nail salons
- Piercing and tattoo parlours
- Holiday accommodation including hotels, hostels, B&Bs, holiday rentals, campsites and boarding houses
- Caravan parks/sites for commercial uses
- Libraries
- Community centres
- Places of worship
- Museums and galleries
- Nightclubs
- Cinemas, theatres and concert halls
- Bingo halls, casinos and betting shops
- Spas and massage parlours
- Skating rinks
- Indoor fitness studios, gyms, swimming pools or other indoor leisure centres
- Indoor arcades, bowling alleys, soft play centres and similar facilities
- Funfairs
- Playgrounds, outdoor gyms and outdoor swimming pools
