Guidance

COVID-19 roadmap taskforces

Updated 11 June 2020

The government published its Roadmap on 11 May 2020. It set out that non-essential retail businesses may be reopened in phases from 1 June, where and when it is safe to do so, and if those businesses can meet new working safely during coronavirus guidelines. These guidelines have been developed in consultation with businesses and employee groups, and will be kept constantly updated and reviewed.

Reopening other (currently closed) businesses and public places will take place when the science allows, and when they can meet new COVID-19 secure guidelines, which relate to their specific activities. To support the development of such guidelines, the government will establish five ministerially-led ‘taskforces’:

• Pubs and restaurants (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
• Non-essential retail (including salons) (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
• Recreation and leisure, including tourism, culture and heritage, libraries, entertainment and sport (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
• Places of worship (Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local government)
• International aviation (Department for Transport)

Each taskforce will be chaired by a minister from each of the departments set out above. The international aviation taskforce reflects the unique challenges that sector is facing. There will also be separate sectoral sub-groups set up under these taskforces to examine issues specific to that sector.

1. Aims and role of the taskforces

The terms of reference for the taskforces and sectoral subgroups that sit beneath them is to:

• ensure that COVID-19 secure guidelines are developed in line with the phasing ambitions and public health directions, building on the existing (work settings) guidance and providing intelligence and sector-specific expert input
• agree and ensure alignment of all relevant sectoral guidance
• provide key sector stakeholders direct access to ministers

2. Membership

Membership of the taskforces and sub-groups will be for the relevant minister to determine.

Taskforce members may include as standing members:

• Secretary of State (Chair)
• other government department’s ministers (or by invitation, where relevant)
• government officials
• Chief Scientific Adviser
• Public Health England
• Health and Safety Executive

Others to be invited where SoS requires:

• leads from specific subgroups inc sector leads.
• trade union representatives
• devolved administration representatives
• other relevant individual experts

For more information about the taskforces, please contact:

• Pubs and restaurants - safer.workplaces@beis.gov.uk
• Non-essential retail including salons - safer.workplaces@beis.gov.uk
• Recreation and leisure - dcms.coronavirus@culture.gov.uk
• Places of worship - integration@communities.gov.uk
• International Aviation - internationalaviationtaskforce@dft.gov.uk

3. Changes to closed businesses and venues from 1 June 2020

Sector	Required to close	Exceptions	From 1 June
Food and drink	Restaurants and public houses, wine bars or other food and drink establishments including within hotels and members’ clubs, such as dining rooms.	Food delivery and takeaway can remain operational. This can be a new activity supported by the new permitted development rights in England. This covers the provision of hot or cold food that has been prepared for consumers for collection or delivery to be consumed, reheated or cooked by consumers off the premises.   Room service in hotels and accommodation.	Remain closed apart from exceptions   Will be considered as part of Step 3 - engagement through taskforce on Pubs and Restaurants.
	Cafés and canteens	Food delivery and takeaway can remain operational (and as above).   Cafés and canteens at hospitals, police and fire services’ places of work, care homes or schools; prison and military canteens; services providing food or drink to the homeless may remain open.   Where there are no practical alternatives, other workplace canteens can remain open to provide food for their staff. For example, this could include canteens at police or fire services’ places of work.   However, where possible, the government advises that staff should be encouraged to bring their own food, and distributors can move to takeaway. Employers are encouraged to take measures to minimise the number of people in the canteen, for example by using a rota.	Remain closed apart from exceptions   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Pubs and Restaurants
Retail	All retail, other than those exempt, must close their premises to members of the public. However, staff may be present to make deliveries or provide services in response to orders such as those through telephone, online, or mail. Click and collect services can also operate, though customers must not enter premises listed in the left-hand column.	-        Food retailers, including supermarkets -        Dental services, opticians, audiology services, chiropody, chiropractors, osteopaths and other medical or health services (including physiotherapy and podiatry services), and services relating to mental health* -        Pharmacies and chemists, including non-dispensing pharmacies -        Petrol stations -        Bicycle shops -        Homeware, building supplies and hardware stores, including where those stores supply equipment for hire -        Garden centres and plant nurseries -        Veterinary surgeries and pet shops -        Agricultural supplies shops -        Convenience stores, corner shops and newsagents -        Off-licences and licensed shops selling alcohol, including those within breweries -        Laundrettes and dry cleaners -        Post offices -        Taxi or vehicle hire businesses -        Car repair and MOT services -        Car parks -        Showrooms and other premises, including outdoor areas, used for the sale or hire of caravans, boats, or any vehicle which can be propelled by mechanical means -        Banks, building societies, short-term loan providers, credit unions, savings clubs, cash points, currency exchange offices, businesses for the transmission of money, and businesses which cash cheques. -        Storage and distribution facilities, including delivery drop off or collection points where they are on the premises of any of the above businesses -        Public toilets -        Shopping centres may stay open but only units of the types listed above may trade -        Outdoor markets	Remains closed apart from exceptions   Will be considered as part of Step 3 - engagement through taskforce on Non-essential Retail including Salons.
	Auction houses	Livestock auctions	Remain closed apart from exception   Will be considered as part of Step 2, workplaces should meet Covid-19 guidelines - engagement through taskforce on Non-essential Retail including Salons.
Accommodation	Holiday accommodation including hotels, hostels, B&Bs, holiday rentals, campsites and boarding houses.	Hotels and other accommodation businesses may provide services to those listed below: -        People who live in the accommodation permanently as their main residence. -        Any person who is unable to return to their main residence, including non-UK residents who are unable to travel to their country of residence during this period. -        Those isolating themselves from others as required by law. -        Any critical worker that is part of the effort to deal with coronavirus, if the stay is necessary for their work. The list of critical workers was published by the Cabinet Office and Department for Education on 19 March 2020 and updated on 5 May 2020. -        An elite athlete, their coach, or (in the case of an elite athlete under the age of 18) the parent of an elite athlete, if they need accommodation for the purposes of training or competition. -        Those permitted to attend a funeral as per Regulation 6(2)(a), who need temporary short term accommodation for that purpose. -        To support or provide accommodation to homeless and other vulnerable people such as those who cannot safely stay in their home, including through arrangements with local authorities and other public bodies. -        To those who need accommodation while moving house. -        Hotels and other accommodation listed are allowed to host blood donation sessions.	Remain closed apart from exceptions   Will be considered as part of Step 3 - engagement through taskforce on Recreation and Leisure.
	Caravan parks/sites for commercial uses	Where people live permanently in caravan parks or are staying in caravan parks as interim abodes where their primary residence is not available, they may continue to do so. Caravan parks also have the same exemptions as hotels and other forms of accommodation listed above.	Remain closed apart from exceptions   Will be considered as part of Step 3 - engagement through taskforce on Recreation and Leisure.
Non-residential institutions	Libraries	Digital library services and those where orders are taken electronically, by telephone or by post (for example no-contact Home Library Services) may continue.	Remain closed apart from exceptions   Will be considered as part of Step 3 - engagement through taskforce on Recreation and Leisure.
	Community centres	Community centres can open: -        For the purpose of hosting essential voluntary activities and urgent public services, such as food banks, homeless services; -        Temporarily to host a blood donation session for these services only. The government strongly advises that Public Health England guidelines are followed; and -        For early years childcare provided by a person registered on the Early Years Register under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006.	Remain closed apart from exceptions   Will be considered as part of Step 3
Places of worship	Funerals may be held but attendees must follow the restrictions as per Regulation 7(2)(b), and it is advised that funerals be conducted in line with guidance from Public Health England. Burial grounds and cemeteries can remain open. Grounds surrounding crematoria may also remain open, including gardens of remembrance. Providers of funeral services, such as funeral directors and funeral homes, may remain open. A minister of religion or worship leader may leave their home to travel to their place of worship. A place of worship may broadcast an act of worship, whether over the internet or otherwise. A place of worship can remain open for the purpose of hosting essential voluntary activities and urgent public services, such as food banks, homeless services, and blood donation sessions. A place of worship may also open for early years childcare provided by a person registered on the Early Years Register under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006.	Remain closed apart from exceptions   Will be considered as part of Step 3 - engagement through taskforce on Places of Worship
Assembly and leisure	Museums and galleries		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
	Nightclubs		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Cinemas, theatres and concert halls		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Bingo halls, casinos and betting shops		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Spas and massage parlours		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3 - engagement through taskforce on Non-essential Retail including Salons
Skating rinks		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Indoor fitness studios, gyms, swimming pools or other indoor leisure centres	-        Indoor fitness studios, gyms, sports courts, swimming pools and other indoor leisure centres or facilities can open for training for elite athletes only. See guidance for elite sport. -        Any suitable assembly or leisure premises may open for blood donation sessions.	Remain closed apart from exception   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Indoor arcades, bowling alleys, soft play centres, games, recreation and entertainment venues		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Funfairs, theme parks and adventure parks and activities		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Social clubs		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Model villages		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Aquariums and zoos, including safari parks		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Visitor attractions at farms		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Indoor attractions, including shops and visitor centres, at visitor attractions such as at: -        Botanical or other gardens, biomes or greenhouses -        Heritage sites or film studios -        Landmarks, including observation wheels or viewing platforms		Remain closed   Will be considered as part of Step 3- engagement through taskforce on Recreation and leisure
Outdoor recreation	Playgrounds, outdoor gyms and outdoor swimming pools	Outdoor sports courts or amenities, including public and private outdoor enclosed areas can open such as: -        Tennis courts -        Golf courses and driving ranges -        Basketball courts -        Bowling greens -        Football pitches -        Water sports -        Stables -        Shooting and archery venues The government strongly advises that social distancing guidance is followed when using these facilities – see guidance for the providers of such facilities. Bars and clubhouses at outdoor sports facilities must remain closed other than for takeaway to be consumed off site. Outdoor swimming pools can open for training for elite athletes only. See guidance for elite sport. Parks, open countryside, beaches and waterways can remain open. See further government guidance on access to green spaces and outdoor recreation. This includes private/ticketed gardens, such as those managed by the National Trust.	Further easing of restrictions will be considered as part of Step 3 - engagement through taskforce on Recreation and Leisure.