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Coronavirus Act 2020: status

A table setting out the status of each measure in the Coronavirus Act 2020.

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All of the temporary, non-devolved provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 have now expired or been repealed. You can read previous reports on the status of the temporary, non-devolved provisions in the act.

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This table sets out the status of provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020.

It shows which provisions in Part 1 of the act have since came into force.

It also shows, as per Part 2 of the act, which provisions that were in force have since been suspended and reviewed.

Published 7 May 2020
Last updated 20 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated to reflect changes to the status of provisions contained within the Coronavirus Act, specifically the extension of 4 temporary powers in relation to Northern Ireland.

  2. Updated to reflect changes to the status of provisions contained within the Coronavirus Act, including temporary powers that are no longer in force and those that have been extended since the last update to this table. This update shows that all temporary, non-devolved powers in the act have now expired, and the only temporary powers that remain in force are in relation to Northern Ireland.

  3. Updated to reflects changes to the status of provisions contained within the Coronavirus Act, including temporary powers that are no longer in force and those that have been extended since the last update to this table.

  4. Updated the 'Coronavirus Act 2020: status table' with those provisions that have been suspended and expired following the most recent regulations coming into force. The change reflects previous decisions to expire a further 7 provisions and parts of an eighth which came into force as of 9 December 2021, bringing the total number of fully expired provisions to 20 and suspended provisions to 3.

  5. The change reflects previous decisions to expire 13 provisions and suspend 3 provisions with the Act. The changes also highlight the government’s intention to expire a further 7 provisions following the third 6-monthly review of the Act.

  6. First published.