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The Steps within the Routemap are:-

Step 1 is in two parts:
Part One: 8th March

All students return to schools and colleges, and school clubs can resume
Secondary school students will be required to wear masks in class as well as communal areas
People can meet one other person outside for recreation, not just exercise
Care home residents allowed one regular named visitor
Stay at home order remains in place

Part Two: 29th March

Outdoor gatherings of up to six people or two households allowed, including meeting in private gardens
Outdoor sports facilities such as tennis and basketball courts and outdoor swimming pools allowed to reopen; organised outdoor sports can resume
Stay at home order ends but people encouraged to stay local wherever they can
Work from home wherever possible
No overseas travel.

Step 2: will take place no earlier than April 12th

Non essential retail, hair salons/barbers and nail/beauty will open.
Holiday lets and gyms will also re-open.
Outdoor hospitality in pubs and restaurants allowed with households or rule-of-six.

Step 3: Will take place no earlier than 17th May

Outdoors most social contact rules lifted, up to limit of 30 people
Mixing indoors allowed for two households, but rule-of-six for indoor hospitality and elsewhere
Cinemas, soft play centres, rest of accommodation sector, hotels, indoor exercise classes return
Performances and sporting events resume - larger performances with venues 1,000+ or half full will be allowed indoors and outdoors 4,000 capacity or half full (whichever lowest)
In very largest outdoor seated venues such as football stadiums up to 10,000 people allowed to attend (or 1/4 full whichever is lowest)
Up to 30 people can attend weddings, receptions, funerals, wake

Step 4: will take place No Earlier than 19th July

All legal limits removed on mixing will be removed and the last sectors to remain closed, such as nightclubs, will reopen.
Large events can take place.

Reviews

A number of reviews will be taking place during this period, including

“Covid status certificates” (vaccine or test passports) could be used to help reopen the economy and/or reduce restrictions on contact. This will be set out ahead of step 4.
An “events research programme”, with pilots to test the effects of larger crowds and/or reduced social distancing. This will start in April.
A Department for Transport review into how to allow more inbound and outbound travel as soon as possible. Report due on 12 April, but international travel will not resume before 17 May (at the earliest).
A review of social distancing and masks and working from home.

Reopening Roadmap