Leeds Tier 2 High Alert local lockdown in force from Wednesday - all the restriction changes in full

Leeds Tier 2 local lockdown starts on Wednesday - meaning the Tier 2 restrictions are now officially in force.
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The rules and restrictions for Leeds Tier 2 local lockdown are largely the same as before, but there are a few differences.

What's changed?

- Now household mixing has been banned indoors anywhere. Before, you could mix households in pubs and restaurants. This is now illegal. You cannot mix households of any size indoors anywhere (apart from the exceptions below).

Leeds local lockdown Tier 2 restrictions officially come into force from WednesdayLeeds local lockdown Tier 2 restrictions officially come into force from Wednesday
Leeds local lockdown Tier 2 restrictions officially come into force from Wednesday
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- Outdoor mixing was banned, but is now legal again. You can meet in a private garden or in an outdoor setting (a street, a field) as long as you keep to the rule of 6 (groups no larger than six) and maintain social distancing.

All the previous rules still apply. So there is a 10pm curfew, the rule of 6, face masks in shops, and social distancing still in effect.

Meeting in larger groups is against the law. There are certain exceptions (see below). The police can take action against you if you meet in larger groups. This includes breaking up illegal gatherings and issuing fines (fixed penalty notices).

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You can be fined £200 for the first offence, doubling for further offences up to a maximum of £6,400. If you hold, or are involved in holding, an illegal gathering of over 30 people, the police can issue fines of £10,000.

Could Leeds move into Tier 3 in future?

Yes, it is possible if the rates continue to rise.

Councillors in Leeds said discussions with the Government are continuing and they will be looking for an extra package of support for businesses in the city.

During a media briefing on Tuesday, Leeds City Council leaders said the current rate is 422 cases per 100,000 people, with cases rising across the city and the number of positive cases in hospitals doubling in the last week.

Council chief executive Tom Riordan said: "This is a really pivotal moment for us again and there is a prospect that we could go into Tier 3.

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"What we've got to do is make sure we are doing everything that we can, collectively and individually, to make sure that we are getting on top of the virus."

What are the exceptions to the new restrictions?

People can still come inside your home for specific purposes.

These include:

- Where everyone in the gathering lives together or is in the same support bubble;

- To attend a birth at the mother’s request

- To visit a person who is dying; to fulfil a legal obligation

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- For work purposes, or for the provision of voluntary or charitable services

- For the purposes of education or training

- For the purposes of childcare

- To provide emergency assistance

- To enable one or more persons in the gathering to avoid injury or illness or to escape a risk of harm

- To help someone move house

- To provide care or assistance to a vulnerable person

- Existing arrangements for access to, and contact between, parents and children where the children do not live in the same household as their parents, or one of their parents will remain exempt.

- Friends and family can also still provide informal childcare for children under 14.

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