Bradford District placed to enter Tier 3 restrictions After discussion with Government

Bradford District placed to enter Tier 3 restrictions

After discussion with Government, Bradford District, alongside all other West Yorkshire authorities, will become a Tier 3 “Very High Alert Level” area.

This means that from one minute past midnight on Monday 2 November the district will be under the strictest set of restrictions. This is because of the high rate of infection and the need to tackle the spread of Covid-19.

The new restrictions mean that:

• People must not meet socially with friends and family indoors in any setting unless they are part of their household or support bubble. This includes private homes and indoors in hospitality venues, such as pubs.
• People must not meet with people outside of their household or support bubble in a private garden or in most outdoor public venues.
• People can continue to see friends and family in groups of six or less that they don’t live with (or have formed a support bubble with) in certain outdoor public spaces, such as a park or public garden.

Very High restrictions also mean that:

• People can attend COVID- safe places of worship but must avoid mingling.
• Wedding and civil partnership ceremonies are restricted to 15 people and must only take place in COVID-secure venues or outdoor public spaces. Receptions must not take place.
• Funerals must only take place in COVID-secure venues or in public outdoor spaces with up to 30 people in attendance. Wakes or linked ceremonial events before or after the funeral are limited to 15 people and must not take place in private homes.
• Schools and colleges will remain open.
• People should not visit a care home except in exceptional circumstances, for example to visit an individual who is at the end of their life.
• People should try to avoid travelling outside their local area where possible, or entering another area rated Very High other than for work, education, accessing youth services, or to meet caring responsibilities.
• People should also avoid staying overnight in another part of the UK if they are resident of Bradford District and avoid staying overnight in the District if they are resident elsewhere.

There are also new rule changes for businesses which mean that the following business venues must close:

• Pubs and bars will be closed unless they are serving substantial meals, like a main lunchtime or evening meal; they may only serve alcohol as part of such a meal
• Certain businesses selling food or drink on their premises are required to close between 10pm and 5am
• Casinos
• Soft Play Areas
• Adult Gaming Centres
• Betting Shops
• Car Boot sales
• Shisha bars (serving shisa) – these venues may operate but only as a cafe and not allowed to serve shisha.

Gyms can remain open but guidance is against indoor exercise classes taking place.
For more information on the new restrictions, please visit www.bradford.gov.uk/coronavirus

Bradford Council is working through the guidance for each restriction and what this means, and will share more updates and information as soon as we can.