The latest Health Protection amendment regulations have been published and due to come into force on 1 June 2020.

These Regulations further amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/350).

They:

1. amend regulation 4 to permit certain businesses to open for the training of elite athletes.
2. amend regulation 5 to clarify that places of worship and community centres may be used to provide early years childcare
3. replace regulation 6 by a prohibition on staying overnight in a place other than where a person lives, without reasonable excuse
4. replace regulation 7 by more detailed provision on prohibited gatherings, and amendments are made to Schedule 2.

Consequential amendments are made to regulation 8 to reflect the amendments to regulations 6 and 7, and transitional and saving provision is made by regulation 3 of these Regulations.

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The Government has produced frequently asked questions to support the amendment regulations.