PART 3Restrictions on gatherings
Linked childcare household13
1
For the purposes of these Regulations, a “linked childcare household” means a household that is linked with another household for the purposes of informal childcare in accordance with this regulation.
2
Where a household includes at least one child aged 13 or under (“the first household”), that household may link with one other household (“the second household”) for the purpose of the second household providing informal childcare to the child aged 13 or under in the first household if—
a
neither the first household nor the second household are linked with any other household for that purpose in accordance with this regulation, and
b
all the adult members of both households agree.
3
The first household and the second household are “linked childcare households” in relation to each other.
4
The first household and the second household cease to be linked childcare households when neither household includes a child aged 13 or under.
5
Once the first household and the second household cease to be linked childcare households, neither household may be a linked childcare household with any other household.