On the afternoon of 16 July 2021, the Church of England updated its COVID-19 Guidance with the following information:

Updated Friday 16th July, 16.52pm

The following documents have been published and updated to help churches to prepare for stage 4 of the Government’s roadmap coming into effect on Monday 19 July. Please note that the guidance within them will come into effect on that date, and will be updated to reflect any additional Government guidance.

New documents:

• Opening and managing church buildings in step 4 of the Roadmap out of Lockdown, V.1, (19 July 2021)

Updated documents:

• COVID-19 NHS Test & Trace Data, V.5
• Risk Assessment Template for Opening Church Buildings to the Public, V.10.

Please also see a statement from the Bishop of London, Bishop of London urges caution and pays tribute to vaccinators as restrictions lift, 16/07/2021. 

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A summary of Opening and managing church buildings in step 4 of the Roadmap out of Lockdown, V.1, will be posted shortly.