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10 January 2022
Categories: Legal News , Covid-19
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LNB news: House of Commons Library publishes briefing paper on lockdown laws

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

Lexis®Library update: 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.

The full House of Commons Library ‘Coronavirus: lockdown laws’ briefing paper is accessible here.

Source: Coronavirus: the lockdown laws

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