As Stalbridge starts the New Year in Tier 3 you might want to check what you can and cannot do during these new restrictions. As it has been reported that most of the Dorset cases have increased through people's social interactions we have listed the new rules below on Meeting up with family and friends. The rest of this information can be found on the GOV.UK website by clicking on the button below.
Meeting family and friends
Meeting indoors
You must not meet socially indoors with anybody you do not:
‘Indoors’ means any indoor setting, including:
Meeting outdoors
You must not meet socially (in a private garden or at most outdoor public venues), with anybody you do not:
However, you can see friends and family you do not live with (or do not have a support bubble with) in some outdoor public places, in a group of up to 6. This limit of 6 includes children of any age.
You can continue to meet in a group larger than 6 if you are all from the same household or support bubble, or another legal exemption applies.
Meeting indoors
You must not meet socially indoors with anybody you do not:
- live with
- have a support bubble with
- Unless a legal exemption applies.
‘Indoors’ means any indoor setting, including:
- private homes
- other indoor venues such as pubs and restaurants
Meeting outdoors
You must not meet socially (in a private garden or at most outdoor public venues), with anybody you do not:
- live with
- have a support bubble with
- Unless a legal exemption applies.
However, you can see friends and family you do not live with (or do not have a support bubble with) in some outdoor public places, in a group of up to 6. This limit of 6 includes children of any age.
- These outdoor public places include:
- parks, beaches, countryside accessible to the public, forests
- public gardens (whether or not you pay to enter them)
- allotments
- the grounds of a heritage site
- outdoor sports courts and facilities
- playgrounds
You can continue to meet in a group larger than 6 if you are all from the same household or support bubble, or another legal exemption applies.
