TIER 2 Guidelines for Stockton on Tees

13th October 2020

What are the rules in Stockton-on-Tees?

To help reduce the spread of Coronavirus the Government has announced that ‘Local COVID alert level: high’ restrictions are likely to apply to all residents of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees from 00.01 on Wednesday 14 October.

What are the restrictions?

No mixing between households anywhere indoors.

It is against the law to:

Have guests in your home
Meet another household at any public indoor venue such as a pub, restaurant or café

Are there any exceptions?

You cannot mix socially with people from different households anywhere indoors unless you are:

In the same support bubble
Attending a birth at the mother’s request
Visiting the home of someone who is dying
Fulfilling a legal obligation
There for a work purpose or voluntary or charitable services
Providing education or training
A registered childcare provider
Providing emergency assistance
There to enable someone to avoid injury or illness or to escape risk or harm
Facilitating a house move
Providing care or assistance to a vulnerable person
Providing childcare on an “informal” basis to children under the age of 14 to allow parents to work provided this is a consistent arrangement and the informal carers aren’t looking after any other children
A child of parents who are separated moving between households to see both parents

What about outdoors?

If you choose to meet other households outdoors (including in gardens) you must not gather in a group of more than six and must stay two metres apart.

Do the national restrictions still apply in Stockton-on-Tees?

All residents must also keep to the national guidelines.