Category Coronavirus Bill
THE CORONAVIRUS BILL 2020: AN OVERVIEW FROM KINGS CHAMBERS
Chambers has produced an overview of the impact of the Coronavirus Bill 2020. It is available here. Coronavirus Bill Legal Implications THE CONTENTS Written by Sam Karim QC, Shaylla Shabbir and Mark Howells. It deals with 4 main areas. Enhanced capacity and flexible deployment of staff. The easing of legislative and regulatory requirements. Containing […]
AMENDMENTS TO THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983 PROPOSED IN THE CORONAVIRUS BILL 2020 AS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED TO PARLIAMENT
The Coronavirus Bill as, as this is published, being debated in Parliament. Simon Burrows looks at the changes to the Mental Health Act. INTRODUCTION 1. The purpose of this fact sheet/guide is to give an outline of the Government’s Coronavirus Bill (CVB), and how it relates to mental health law- and, in particular, how […]
THE CORONAVIRUS BILL AND THE CARE ACT: THE PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY OBLIGATIONS TO MEET CARE NEEDS
Arinanna Kelly looks at the profound changes that the Coronavirus Bill proposes to the legal obligations of local authorities’ obligations under the Care Act 2014. Schedule 11 of the Coronavirus Bill proposes to dramatically alter the duties of local authorities in relation to meeting the care and support needs of those who are unable […]
THE CORONAVIRUS BILL 1: DEFINITIONS
We will go through the Bill piece by piece, and report on its passage through Parliament. Here we start with the most basic element – the definition. THE STATUTORY DEFINITION Section 1 defines coronavirus. This section also makes it clear that a person who has had coronavirus, but is now clear, does not come within the […]
THE CORONAVIRUS BILL IN FULL
The Coronavirus Bill has now been published. A post earlier today gave details of what the bill. We will be reviewing the Bill in detail on this site in the near future. There are links here to all the provisions of the Bill in its current draft. CONTENTS Part 1 Main provisions Interpretation 1.Meaning […]
WHAT THE CORONAVIRUS BILL WILL DO: DETAILED GUIDANCE
The Government has produced a detailed explanation of what the coronavirus bill will do. This site will follow the course of the legislation and let you have sight of the draft bill when it is available. Background The UK government’s coronavirus action plan, published on 3 March, set out measures to respond to the COVID-19 […]
CORONAVIRUS: GUIDANCE FOR LAWYERS AND BUSINESSES 
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