Current restrictions for Wales and Northern Ireland

Wales

Wales is currently at alert level 4 you must:

• Follow social distancing rules with people you don’t live with or who are not in your support bubble.
• Wear a face covering (if you are able to) in all indoor public places.
• Stay at home.
• Not create an extended household (single adults or single parents may join with one other household to form an exclusive support bubble).
• Meet only the people you live with or your support bubble indoors.
• Meet only your household or support bubble in private gardens.
• Meet only your household or support bubble outdoors. 
• Work from home if you can. 
• Not travel without reasonable excuse. 
• Not travel internationally without reasonable excuse.

What can open at alert level 4

• Schools, colleges and childcare providers (informal childcare should only be essential only).
• Higher Education Institutions (mix of in-person and remote learning).
• Places of worship.
• Community centres – limited opening (for example, for essential public services).
• Crematoriums
• Playgrounds and public parks
• Weddings, in venues that are allowed to be open, and funerals (ceremony limit set by venue).

What must be closed at alert level 4

• Venues for events and conferences
• Theatres and concert halls
• Indoor and outdoor visitor attractions
• Entertainment venue
• Wedding reception or wake
• Sport courts, golf courses
• Leisure and fitness facilities
• Outdoor visitor attractions
• Holiday accommodation (open only if essential only, for example for work or other reasons)
• Hospitality (except for takeaway and delivery)
• Close contact services
• Non-essential retail (click and collect allowed)
• Licenced premises. Takeaway and delivery only between 6am and 10pm
• Libraries and archive services (click and collect only)
• Organised activities limited to public and voluntary services
• Nightclubs and adult entertainment venues

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is in the second week of a six-week lockdown.

Here is a breakdown of what you can and can’t do under new guidelines.

• Essential retail and hospitality services can now trade beyond the previous curfew hours of 8 pm. Delivery takeaway services are allowed until 11 pm. 
• Hospitality venues such as cafes, restaurants, pubs, bars and social clubs must remain closed, with the exception of providing food and drink for takeaway, drive-through or delivery.
• Close contact services such as hairdressers and beauty salons must close
• Gyms must close, with personal exercise only permitted outside 
• Churches can resume services, with weddings and funerals have a cap of 25 people
• Households are not allowed to mix indoors or outside, except for certain exceptions, including support bubbles, childcare, maintenance work
• Indoor sports are banned except for professional athletes 
• Leisure and entertainment venues such as theatres, concert halls, cinemas, amusement arcades, bingo halls, bowling alleys and skating rinks must close
• Overnight stays are banned unless it is with a member of your bubble
• Higher education institutions, such as universities must deliver distanced learning 
• People should work from home unless unable to do so 

The police are able to take action against those who break these rules, including asking people to disperse and issuing £100 fixed penalty notices. For repeat offenders, these fines can increase up to £3,200.