I agree. So over this pandemic now - I mean we're into a full lockdown til mid February
“Full lockdown”
Unless you want to:
Exceptions: leaving home
2.—(1) These are the exceptions referred to in paragraph 1.
Exception 1: leaving home necessary for certain purposes
(2) Exception 1 is that it is reasonably necessary for the person concerned (“P”) to leave or be outside the place where P is living (“P’s home”)—
(a)to buy goods or obtain services from any business or service listed in [
F129paragraph 17], for—
(i)P or for those in the same household,
(ii)vulnerable persons [
F130or persons who have a disability], or
(iii)persons in the same household as a vulnerable person [
F131or a person who has a disability];
(b)to obtain money from or deposit money with any business listed in paragraph 17(k) or (l) of this Schedule;
(c)to take exercise outside—
(i)alone,
(ii)with—
(aa)one or more members of their household, their linked household, or
(bb)where exercise is being taken as part of providing informal childcare for a child aged 13 or under, one or more members of their linked childcare household, or
(iii)in a public outdoor place, with one other person who is not a member of their household, their linked household or their linked childcare household,
and sub-paragraph (3) applies in determining whether a person is complying with the limits in this sub-paragraph;
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(e)to attend a place of worship;
(f)to undertake any of the following activities in connection with the purchase, sale, letting or rental of a residential property—
(i)visiting estate or letting agents, developer sales offices or show homes;
(ii)viewing residential properties to look for a property to buy or to rent;
(iii)preparing a residential property to move in;
(iv)moving house;
(v)visiting a residential property to undertake any activities required for the rental or sale of that property;
(g)to visit a member of a household which is a linked household in relation to P’s household;
(h)to collect food, drink or other goods which have been ordered from a business, or to access goods or services which are provided in any way permitted by paragraph 12 or 13; or
(i)to visit a waste disposal or recycling centre.
(3) For the purposes of determining whether a person is complying with the limits in—
(a)sub-paragraph (2)(c)(ii)
F133... , no account is to be taken of any person who is present as a carer for a person with a disability who needs continuous care (a “carer”),
(b)sub-paragraph (2)(c)(iii)
F134... , no account is to be taken of a carer or a child below the age of five,
provided that, in either case, there are no more than two people present in the capacity of carer.
(4) A place is a public outdoor place for the purposes of this paragraph if it is a public outdoor place other than a fairground or funfair and—
(a)no payment is required by any member of the public to access that place, or
(b)the place falls within one of the following categories—
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(ii)botanical gardens,
(iii)gardens or grounds of a castle, stately home, historic house or other heritage site.
Exception 2: work, voluntary services, education and training etc
(5) Exception 2 is that it is reasonably necessary for P to leave or be outside P’s home—
(a)for the purposes of work or to provide voluntary or charitable services, where it is not reasonably possible for P to work, or to provide those services, from home;
(b)for a purpose of the type specified in paragraph 6(3) of this Schedule;
(c)to provide care or assistance, including relevant personal care within the meaning of paragraph 7(3B) of Schedule 4 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, to a vulnerable person [
F136or to a person who has a disability];
(d)to provide emergency assistance to any person;
(e)to fulfil a legal obligation or to participate in legal proceedings;
(f)to access critical public services, including—
(i)social services;
(ii)services provided by the Department for Work and Pensions;
(iii)services provided to victims (including victims of crime);
(iv)asylum and immigration services and interviews;
(g)to access services provided by voluntary or charitable services, including food banks.
Exception 3: elite athletes
(6) Exception 3 is that P is an elite sportsperson, a coach of an elite sportsperson, or (in the case of an elite sportsperson who is under the age of 18), a parent of the elite sportsperson, and it is reasonably necessary for P to leave or be outside P’s home for the purposes of training or competition.
Exception 4: medical need etc
(7) Exception 4 is that it is reasonably necessary for P to leave or be outside P’s home—
(a)to seek medical assistance, including to take any medical tests, be vaccinated or access any of the services referred to in paragraph 17(o) of the Schedule;
(b)to donate blood or attend medical trials;
(c)to avoid injury or illness or to escape a risk of harm;
(d)to attend a person giving birth (“M”) at M’s request;
(e)to visit a person (“V”) receiving treatment in a hospital or staying in a hospice or care home, or to accompany V to a medical appointment and P is—
(i)a member of V’s household,
(ii)a close family member of V, or
(iii)a friend of V.
Exception 5: Support and respite
(8) Exception 5 is that it is reasonably necessary for P to leave or be outside P’s home—
(a)to attend a meeting of a support group which is permitted to meet under paragraph 6(7);
(b)for the following purposes—
(i)respite care being provided for a vulnerable person or a person with a disability, or
(ii)a short break being provided in respect of a looked after child (within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989).
Exception 6: death bed visit
(9) Exception 6 is that it is reasonably necessary for P to leave or be outside P’s home to visit a person (“D”) whom P reasonably believes is dying, and P is—
(a)a member of D’s household,
(b)a close family member of D, or
(c)a friend of D.
Exception 7: funerals etc
(10) Exception 7 is that it is reasonably necessary for P to leave or be outside P’s home—
(a)to attend a funeral,
(b)to attend a commemorative event celebrating the life of a person who has died, or
(c)to visit a burial ground or garden of remembrance, to pay respects to a member of P’s household, a family member or friend.
Exception 8: marriages and civil partnerships
(11) Exception 8 is that it is reasonably necessary for P to leave or be outside P’s home to attend a marriage ceremony, a civil partnership ceremony or an alternative wedding ceremony permitted under paragraph 6(11).
(12) For the purposes of this exception an “alternative wedding ceremony” is a ceremony based on a person’s faith or belief or lack of belief, to mark the union of two people, other than a ceremony conducted for a purpose mentioned in paragraph [
F1376(12)(a)(i) or (13)(a)(i) to (iv)].