Following a statement to the Commons by the Prime Minister today, the UK Government has released its COVID-19 Winter Plan for England. Under it, on 2 December across all of England, regardless of tier:

“1. The stay at home requirement will end, with domestic and international travel being permitted again subject to guidance in each tier.

2. Shops, personal care, gyms and the wider leisure sector will reopen.

3. Collective worship, weddings and outdoor sports can resume, subject to social distancing.

4. People will no longer be limited to seeing only one other person in outdoor public spaces – the ‘rule of six’ will apply as it did in the previous set of tiers.” Continue reading →