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House of Commons Library publishes briefing paper on lockdown laws

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Published on: 07 January 2022

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LNB News 07/01/2022

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Issue Date: 07 January 2022

Published Date: 07 January 2022

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The House of Commons Library has published its briefing paper, ‘Coronavirus: the lockdown laws’ which explains the types of coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions and requirements imposed by the UK’s lockdown laws. The briefing paper explains what rules currently apply across the UK, the types of lockdown law that exist currently, namely gathering restrictions, movement restrictions, and business restrictions, and other types of coronavirus restrictions.

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