The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021
UK Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 1416 — creates 11 criminal offences.
- Made
- 13 December 2021
- In force from
- Not determined
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- COVID-19 emergency legislation (2020-2022)
- Made under
- 1984 (c. 22), Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations impose obligations on those responsible for organising certain events, or managing certain venues (set out in regulation 4), to take reasonable measures to ensure that they do not admit any person to such events, or venues unless the person concerned has been fully vaccinated or has tested negative for coronavirus within the last 48 hours, is participating (or has participated) in a clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine or, for clinical reasons, should not be vaccinated with a coronavirus vaccine (regulation 5). They may in addition admit the people listed in regulation 10, including persons under 18 years of age. Responsible persons are required to check every person admitted to the event or venue (regulation 5), unless they are relying on a spot check approach in accordance with regulation 6. Responsible persons are also required to prepare a statement setting out what they propose to do to comply with these obligations (regulation 7), and to keep records of their compliance (regulation 7). Regulation 8 sets out when a person is considered fully vaccinated, and regulation 9 specifies the acceptable forms of evidence for vaccination, negative test, clinical trial participation or clinical exemption from vaccination. Regulations 12 to 14 set out the powers of local authorities to enforce these obligations. Regulation 15 gives a right of appeal against the issue of Coronavirus Improvement Notices, Coronavirus Immediate Restriction Notices and Coronavirus Restriction Notices. Regulation 16 creates a new criminal offence of failing, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the obligations in regulations 5 or 7, or to comply with a Coronavirus Improvement Notice, Coronavirus Immediate Restriction Notice or a Coronavirus Restriction Notice. It also makes it an offence to make or supply others with false evidence of COVID status knowing that it is false or misleading. Regulation 17 provides for fixed penalty notices. Regulation 18 preserves the effect of designations made under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Local Authority Enforcement Powers and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) Regulations 2021 for the purposes of these Regulations. Regulation 19 provides who may bring prosecutions, and regulation 20 makes minor amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) Regulations 2021, and Regulation 21 provides for the expiry of regulations 1 to 19 at the end of 26th January 2022, except in relation to the requirements in regulation 7(7), which cease at the end of 26th April 2022. No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.
Offences created by this instrument
- Coronavirus Improvement Notices regulation 12(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Coronavirus Improvement Notices regulation 12(2)(i) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Coronavirus Improvement Notices regulation 12(2)(i)(i) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Coronavirus Immediate Restriction Notices regulation 13(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Coronavirus Immediate Restriction Notices regulation 13(6)(f) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Coronavirus Restriction Notices regulation 14(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Coronavirus Restriction Notices regulation 14(6)(g) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, that person contravenes a requirement imposed on them by or… regulation 16(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person (“P”) commits an offence if P makes, adapts, supplies or offers to supply false evidence of COVID status to… regulation 16(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- It is an offence for a person to— a fail to comply with a notice issued under regulation 11(1)(a), or b prevent a… regulation 16(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- It is an offence for a person to fail to comply with— a a Coronavirus Improvement Notice, b a Coronavirus Immediate… regulation 16(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
Contributions, debates and written statements mentioning this instrument by name. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
- Public Health
Commons · Commons Chamber · 14 December 2021 · Madam Deputy Speaker
With this we will take the following motions: That the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1415), dated 13 December 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 13 December, be approved. That the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416), dated 13 December 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 13 December, be approved. That the draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment)…
- Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021
Lords · Lords Chamber · 15 December 2021 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care (Lord Kamall) (Con)
My Lords, I beg to move that the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021 be approved and shall also be moving the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021. Despite our progress so far and our investment in treatments, the omicron variant has been designated a variant of concern and so we must act now, as quickly as possible, to slow its spread. The UK Health…
- Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 Lords · Lords Chamber · 15 December 2021
How Parliament handled it
Both Houses had to approve this instrument before it could take effect, and did so.
- Procedure
- Made affirmative — both Houses had to approve it
- Could either House amend it?
- No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.
- Motion to stop it
- Tabled
- Committee
- Drawn to the special attention of the Houses by a scrutiny committee
Recorded divisions
| House | Date | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lords | 15 December 2021 | 38 | 205 | Not carried |
The motion actually voted on:
- Lord Robathan moved, as an amendment to the motion, to leave out after “that” and insert “this House declines to approve the Regulations”. The House divided: The division record
Note the form of words. A member moves “as an amendment to the motion to approve” — the amendment is to the motion, never to the instrument.
Procedural history
- Motion tabled that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved 10 December 2021 · Lords
- Instrument created 13 December 2021
- Instrument made (signed into law) 13 December 2021
- Laid before the House of Commons 13 December 2021 · Commons
- Laid before the House of Lords 13 December 2021 · Lords
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 13 December 2021 · Commons
- Motion to stop the instrument being law tabled 13 December 2021 · Lords
- Question on motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved put 13 December 2021 · Lords
- Motion that Standing Order 73 be dispensed with to enable motion to approve to be moved agreed to 13 December 2021 · Lords
- Chamber debate 14 December 2021 · Commons
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 14 December 2021 · Commons
- Instrument approved 14 December 2021 · Commons
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 15 December 2021 · Lords
- Chamber debate 15 December 2021 · Lords
- Question on motion to stop the instrument being law put 15 December 2021 · Lords
- Motion to stop the instrument being law rejected 15 December 2021 · Lords
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 15 December 2021 · Lords
- Instrument approved 15 December 2021 · Lords
- Instrument remains law 15 December 2021
- Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 15 December 2021 · Commons, Lords
- Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 11 January 2022 · Lords
- Information paragraph provided by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 11 January 2022 · Lords
- Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 19 January 2022 · Commons, Lords
- Drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 19 January 2022 · Commons, Lords
- Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to the instrument on the grounds that it requires elucidation 19 January 2022 · Commons, Lords
- Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to the instrument on the grounds that it makes unusual or unexpected use of the enabling power 19 January 2022 · Commons, Lords
- Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) draws the special attention of both Houses to the instrument on the grounds that it fails to comply with proper legislative practice 19 January 2022 · Commons, Lords
- Approval period ends 28 January 2022
- Instrument comes into force as law Date not recorded
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