- • up a visible cleaning schedule that is kept up to date and visible. • up a visible cleaning schedule that is kept up to date and visible.
- • more waste facilities and more frequent refuse collection. • more waste facilities and more frequent refuse collection.

### Cleaning

- • surfaces, especially those most frequently touched such as door handles and rails, should • surfaces, especially those most frequently touched such as door handles and rails, should be regularly cleaned using standard cleaning products. Sufficient time needs to be allowed for this cleaning to take place, particularly before reopening for the first time. Frequently used objects, surfaces or spaces, including for example doorways between outside and inside spaces should be given particular attention when cleaning.
- • decision should be made locally on how frequently cleaning should take place based on an • decision should be made locally on how frequently cleaning should take place based on an assessment of risk and use of the building.

### Individuals aged 70 years and over attending the place of worship

- • groups of people may be at increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19, including • groups of people may be at increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19, including people who are aged 70 or older, regardless of medical conditions.
- • who fall within this group are advised to stay at home as much as possible and, if • who fall within this group are advised to stay at home as much as possible and, if they do go out, to take particular care to minimise contact with others outside of their household.

### Weddings

Weddings can continue to take place with up to 15 people.

- • food or drink should be consumed as a part of the event unless required for the purposes • food or drink should be consumed as a part of the event unless required for the purposes of solemnisation.
- • attending should socially distance from anyone they do not live with (or have formed a • attending should socially distance from anyone they do not live with (or have formed a support bubble with).
- • receptions can take place in areas that are subject to medium or high COVID local • receptions can take place in areas that are subject to medium or high COVID local alert levels, with up to 15 people in the form of a sit down meal. They must not take place in areas subject to very high local alert level restrictions.

### Funerals

- • can continue to take place with up to 30 people at all COVID local alert levels. See • can continue to take place with up to 30 people at all COVID local alert levels. See the guidance on funerals for further information.
- • which occur to commemorate or mark the deceased’s passing, such as a wake, stone • which occur to commemorate or mark the deceased’s passing, such as a wake, stone setting ceremony or the scattering of ashes, can take place with up to 15 people at all COVID local alert levels.

### Enforcement

It is important to be aware of the enforcement provisions, as is the case for other sectors. Where the enforcing authority (your local authority), identifies responsible individuals who are not taking action to comply with the relevant public health legislation and guidance to control public health risks (including this guidance), they will consider taking a range of actions to improve control of risks. Under existing Health & Safety legislation, failure to complete a risk assessment that accounts for COVID-19 could constitute a breach of that legislation, as could having a risk assessment with insufficient measures