Boris Johnson has announced a third national lockdown to last until at least the middle of February. But there are more stated exemptions than in the first lockdown. The new laws are expected to follow shortly, while the formal advice is below:
● You must not leave home without a ‘reasonable excuse’. This will be put in law with fines for non-compliance ranging from £200 (for a first offence) to £6,400.
● Work — You can go to work ‘where it is unreasonable for you to do your job from home’. The examples given are ‘critical national infrastructure, construction or manufacturing’ but the advice says it’s ‘not limited to’ those jobs. Workers such as cleaners will still be able to go to work.
● Volunteering — You can leave home to provide voluntary or charitable services.
● Essential activities — You can leave home to buy food or medicine at shops. You can also do shopping on behalf of a vulnerable person or someone self-isolating.
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