Step-by-step lockdown roadmap
Step 1
- From 8 March: All schools will open with outdoor after-school sports and activities allowed. Socialising in an outdoor public spaces – such as a park – will be allowed between two people
- From 29 March: Return of the “Rule of Six”: Groups of larger than six from a maximum of two households will also be allowed to meet. Outdoor sport and leisure facilities, such as golf courses and tennis courts, will be allowed to reopen, and organised outdoor sport can resume for children and adults
Step 2 – From 12 April
- All non-essential retail can reopen
- Pubs, restaurants and cafes can reopen, with outdoor seating only
- Gyms and other indoor leisure can reopen (limited to household groups)
- Hairdressers and other personal care businesses can open again
- Domestic holidays can resume (limited to household groups)
- Outdoor attractions like zoos and theme parks can reopen
- Weddings and wakes can have up to 15 people
- Libraries and community centres can reopen
- All children’s activities can resume, including indoor parent and children groups with up to 15 parents
- Tests will be conducted for larger events
Step 3 – From 17 May
- Rules of Six will come into effect indoors (subject to review)
- Indoor seating can resume in pubs and restaurants
- Indoor entertainment venues like cinemas and theatres can reopen
- Domestic overnight stays can resume
- Organised indoor adult sport can start again
- Weddings and other “significant life events” can include up to 30 people
- Remaining outdoor entertainment, such as performances, can resume
- Remaining accommodation can reopen
Step 4 – From 21 June
- Larger events can resume
- Night clubs can reopen
- No legal limits on social contact
