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Jun 14, 2022 · The House of Lords Constitution Committee published a report in 2021 raising concerns about the government’s approach to introducing emergency measures and laws during the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 27, 2020 · The Act provided the Government with a range of powers to tackle the disease, including: the closure of schools and nurseries; powers to detain those suspected of having the virus; and restrictions on public gatherings. The Coronavirus Act 2020 became law on 25 March 2020.
May 7, 2020 · This article aims to outline the potential challenges the Coronavirus Act 2020 poses to civil liberties, drawing particular attention to issues surrounding (a) the powers to detain ‘potentially infectious persons’ under Sch. 21; (b) the powers to prevent mass gatherings under Sch. 22; (c) mass surveillance powers under s. 23; and (d) the imposit...
The Government’s initial guidance was that people should work from home and employers should help facilitate their employees to work from home, people should go into work only if they could not work from home. 10 It should be noted that it was not possible for all workers to work from home.
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted the government emergency powers to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not all temporary provisions under the Coronavirus Act 2020 are in force. The Government’s two-monthly reports, on the status of non -devolved provisions, are therefore an important resource for the debate .
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee published its Seventh Report of Session 2021–22, Coronavirus Act 2020 Two Years On (HC 978) on 18 March 2022. The Government’s response was received on 11 May 2022 and is appended below.
