As noted in our earlier post, Legislation and guidance update – December (II), the UK Government has today published Carrying out mandatory COVID-19 status checks at your venue or event, which applies to England only and sets out the rules for persons attending events to show that they have “valid COVID-19 status”: either, that they have been vaccinated with two doses of an approved vaccine (or one shot of the single-dose Janssen vaccine), that they have taken a PCR or rapid lateral flow test within the last 48 hours, or that they are exempt on the basis of an approved medical exemption or clinical trial participation.

Mandatory status checks do not apply to places of worship, to private houses or to unticketed outdoor events in public spaces. The guidance sets this out as follows: Continue reading →