Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1374) is an English emergency statutory instrument that replaced the second lockdown regulations from 2 December 2020. As initially made, it brought back the three-tier legal framework first introduced by the first COVID-19 tier regulations in England (in effect 14 October – 5 November 2020), but with changes to the restrictions within each tier. The regulations are sometimes referred as the "second tier regulations" or the "all tiers regulations".
| Statutory Instrument | |
| Citation | 2020 No. 1374 |
|---|---|
| Introduced by | Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care |
| Territorial extent | England |
| Dates | |
| Made | 30 November 2020 |
| Laid before Parliament | 30 November 2020 |
| Commencement | 2 December 2020 |
| Revoked | 29 March 2021 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 |
| Made under | Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 |
| Revoked by | Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021 |
Status: Revoked | |
| Text of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Exceptions to the restrictions on gatherings were initially to be permitted during a 'Christmas period', defined as 23–27 December 2020. But following a continued rise in infections in London and the South East, parts of those areas were moved up to tier 3 (then the highest level) on 17 and 19 December. On 20 December, London and the tier 3 parts of the South East and the East of England were moved into a new top-level tier 4, with restrictions similar to those of the second lockdown regulations. At the same point, the 'Christmas period' was restricted to Christmas Day only for tiers 1 to 3, and was abolished entirely for tier 4.
From 6 January 2021, further amendments moved all areas of England to tier 4 in what was described by politicians and the press as a "third lockdown".
The regulations were originally stated to expire on 2 February 2021, later changed to 31 March, but in the event were replaced on 29 March by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021.