In July 2020, a local lockdown was introduced in Blackburn with Darwen and in Luton. This followed the introduction of similar measures in Leicester. In August 2020, Luton was taken out of local lockdown. At the same time, restrictions were introduced for Bradford. This article summarises the measures introduced and how they have changed over time.
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Anonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages (259 KB, PDF)
The Anonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL] is a private member’s bill introduced by Lord Paddick (Liberal Democrat). The bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 4 July 2017 and is due to receive its second reading on 1 March 2019. The Bill proposes to prohibit the publication of information about those who have been arrested—including their name, address and image—until they have been charged. The bill also outlines circumstances where these restrictions would not apply. Setting out the purpose of the bill, Lord Paddick explained:
There have recently been a series of cases where historic sexual offence allegations have received extensive coverage in the media but have not led to any criminal charges, ruining reputations. While these have involved high-profile individuals, other cases have ruined the reputations of ordinary people locally when criminal allegations have been made public, even when the Crown Prosecution Service takes no further action. The bill would make it unlawful for the identity of a person arrested to be published unless or until either they are charged with, or summonsed for, an offence, or a judge agrees that it is in the interests of justice, the public interest or human rights, to do so. It would apply to all criminal offences and not just those of a sexual nature.
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Anonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages (259 KB, PDF)
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In June 2020, the Government announced a local lockdown would be implemented in Leicester and surrounding areas. This was intended to limit the spread of Covid-19. This article provides an overview of how the local lockdown in Leicester and surrounding areas was introduced and the subsequent changes to the rules.
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In July 2020, the Government announced that it would introduce ‘local lockdowns’ in certain areas in the north of England in response to rates of Covid-19 that were above the national average. In early August, it made regulations to provide for these restrictions. The Government has since amended these with other instruments to reflect the changes in transmission rates and the easing of national restrictions. This article provides information on the original instrument and those which amended it.
