The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021

Venues and events subject to these Regulations

4.—(1) The following venues and events are subject to restrictions under these Regulations—

(a) a venue within category A, except where an event which is an exempt event in relation to venues in category A takes place at that venue, and

(b) an event which—

(i) falls within categories B, C or D, and

(ii) is not an exempt event in relation to that category of events.

(2) Category A consists of those venues listed in Schedule 1.

(3) Where a venue within category A forms part of a larger premises, the requirements in regulations 5 and 7 only apply in relation to persons attending the category A venue, provided that—

(a) there is an entrance to the category A venue at which checks can be made for the purposes of regulation 5(3) on persons wishing to attend the venue, and

(b) persons attending the category A venue are separated from persons using any other part of the premises, except when using shared toilets, corridors, entrances, stairwells, lifts and similar shared facilities.

(4) Category B consists of events where—

(a) the event—

(i) takes place indoors, or partly indoors and partly outdoors, including an event which takes place indoors on a relevant vessel while it is in England, or in the English territorial sea, and for these purposes, “English territorial sea” means that part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom which is adjacent to England, and

(ii) is attended, or likely to be attended, at any point by 500 or more people in those parts of the event which take place indoors, and

(b) the people attending the event are likely to stand or move around during all or part of the event.

(5) Category C consists of events where—

(a) the event—

(i) takes place outdoors, or partly outdoors, and

(ii) is attended, or likely to be attended, at any point by 4,000 or more people, and

(b) the people attending the event are likely to stand or move around during all or part of the event.

(6) Category D consists of events which are attended, or likely to be attended, at any point by 10,000 or more people.

(7) An event is an “exempt event” in relation to a venue or to a category of events for the purposes of these Regulations, if any of the exemptions in Schedule 2 apply in relation to that event.

(8) For the purposes of these Regulations—

(a) a person who only leaves their seat during an event to use toilet facilities, to obtain food or drink or to leave the event, is not to be treated as moving around for part of the event;

(b) in calculating the number of people who are likely to attend an event or a venue for the purposes of—

(i) paragraphs (5) and (6), and paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 1, no account is to be taken of people who have assigned seats and are expected to remain in those seats, or stand next to their assigned seat, during the event, or while attending the venue;

(ii) paragraphs (5), (6) and (7), and paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 1, no account is to be taken of a person who is only attending a venue or an event because they are providing services at the venue or the event;

(c) where two or more events are taking place at the same venue and at the same time, those events are to be treated as a single event unless the events are held in different rooms, and people attending one event are separated from people attending any other event at that venue, except when using shared toilets, corridors, entrances, stairwells, lifts and similar shared facilities.