Hospitality businesses continue to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, including by public health measures designed to curb the spread of the virus.
With health policy primarily devolved in the UK, a complex web of public health measures has emerged, with distinct approaches for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland being adopted. Ireland too has its own specific rules affecting hospitality businesses.
| Vaccine passports / proof of negative test / certification of recovery* required for entry | Yes, as of 15 December – including night clubs and large events. | Yes – including night clubs and large events. | Yes – including night clubs, cinemas, theatres and large events | Yes, as of 29 November 2021, legally enforceable from 13 December 2021 – includes night clubs, hospitality premises where alcohol is consumed, cinemas, theatres and large events. | Yes - including night clubs, hotels, bars, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, organised indoor events, gyms, leisure centres. Night clubs are required to be closed entirely at present. |
* Certification of recovery is only currently used in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
All legal restrictions imposed in England in response to the Covid-19 pandemic were lifted on 19 July 2021. This has allowed indoor and outdoor events and venues, including nightclubs, to re-open and operate without restriction on the numbers attending or social distancing.
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