What you can and can’t do under Tier 3

DERBYSHIRE is to be kept under Tier 3 Covid restrictions, the Government has announced.

It comes after Derbyshire and other parts of the East Midlands were put into Tier 3 after the end of lockdown on December 2.

The Government announced that the tier each place found itself in would be reviewed on December 30.

Following this review, which takes into account infection rates and hospital capacity, the decision has been made to keep the county in Tier 3.

Many people and businesses in the county had been hoping the Government would loosen the rules.

Anyone caught breaching these restrictions, which we have listed below, could be heavily fined.

SHOPS AND RETAIL

All non-essential shops are allowed to open.

This includes businesses such as hairdressers, beauty salons and barbers.

PUBS AND RESTAURANTS

Unfortunately pubs, restaurants and hotels in Tier 3 areas will be forced to remain closed.

In Tier 2 they can stay open and serve alcohol as long as there is a substantial meal to go with it, but this does not apply in Tier 3.

Restaurants and other establishments can remain open in Tier 3 to do deliveries and takeaways, but that is all.

INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

All venues that are classed as providing indoor entertainment must remain shut.

This includes places such as cinemas, theatres, bowling lanes, bingo halls and soft play areas.

LEISURE AND EXERCISE

Gyms, swimming pools and other leisure facilities in Tier 3 locations can open.

Also, organised outdoor sport and exercise classes can also take place, so long as the rule of six is observed. Indoor sport can only continue if it involved just one household or bubble.

MEETING FRIENDS AND FAMILY

As before, people living in very high risk areas cannot mix with friends and family indoors at all.

You cannot go into someone else’s home unless part of the same support bubble, or meet at other indoor locations.

Trades people such as electricians, plumbers and plasterers can go inside as they’re carrying out work.

Tier 3 residents are also banned from meeting others they don’t live with in private domestic gardens.

The only place people can see other family and friends to socialise is in an open public space such as a park or beach. In these instances, the Rule of Six still applies, and still includes children of all ages.

SUPPORT BUBBLES

An exemption allows a multi-adult household to form a support bubble with another if they have a child under one or a child under five who needs care.

SPORT CROWDS

Crowds at sporting events are not allowed in Tier 3 locations.

MASS TESTING

Mass testing is set to be rolled out in Derbyshire over the coming weeks, with the army being drafted in to help.

LOCAL BESPOKE RULES

All the rules will be the same in every Tier 3 area this time, meaning no optional additional measures for each individual area this time.

Councils in Tier 3 towns and cities won’t have the right to negotiate or appeal the decision, although they can negotiate the details of mass

testing and similar measures.

WORKING FROM HOME

People P are encouraged to work from home and avoid av travel where possible po if they live in Tier 3 3a areas.

HOLIDAY AND TRAVEL

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As before, people living in Tie Tier 3 are being advised not to travel in and out of the area they live in except for reasons such as work and education.

People are also advised against overnight stays outside the area or having visitors to stay from elsewhere, meaning no holidays. However, this is advice and not law.

WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS

Weddings and civil partnerships can resume in Tier 3 locations with a maximum of 15 guests. However, receptions are not allowed.

Thirty people can attend funerals, but only 15 people can go on to the wake.

WORSHIP

Can go ahead as long as the sub-group you’re in the venue with is consistent with social gathering rules for your tier.

DRIVING LESSONS AND TESTS

Can go ahead.