- • a one-way flow in and out of the premises with appropriate floor markings or • a one-way flow in and out of the premises with appropriate floor markings or signage, with restrictions on accessing non-essential areas. At the end of worship, this could include worshippers leaving one row at a time, in order to prevent crowding at entry or exit points.
- • entry points could be opened, and clear signposting or assistance could be offered to • entry points could be opened, and clear signposting or assistance could be offered to guide worshippers and to avoid congestion.
- • arrival and departure times will reduce the flow at exits and entrances as well as • arrival and departure times will reduce the flow at exits and entrances as well as reduce any impacts on public transport. Venues could also consider introducing a booking system to help facilitate this. You may want to consider how prioritisation could be given to people who may have a specific need or requirement.
- • screens, barriers or alternative rooms and spaces to separate worshippers. • screens, barriers or alternative rooms and spaces to separate worshippers.
- • changes to entrances, exits and queues should take into account reasonable adjustments • changes to entrances, exits and queues should take into account reasonable adjustments to accommodate those who need them, such as worshippers with physical disabilities.
- • a booking system to help with managing numbers, particularly for services where • a booking system to help with managing numbers, particularly for services where demand will be high.
- • managers advertising set days or times when places of worship are open solely for • managers advertising set days or times when places of worship are open solely for those particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, such as those over 70 or clinically vulnerable.
- • worship in different spaces of the place of worship to limit the number of people in • worship in different spaces of the place of worship to limit the number of people in any one location - while avoiding risk of crowding at entry/exit points.

The above advice on social distancing also applies when travelling to and from a place of worship. Decisions to reopen car parks are to be made locally and practical measures such as changing the car park layout to help people socially distance should be considered.

### Hygiene

- • entering and leaving a place of worship, everyone, including staff, should be asked to wash • entering and leaving a place of worship, everyone, including staff, should be asked to wash their hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds using soap and water or to use hand sanitiser if hand washing facilities are not available.
- • should be signs and posters to build awareness of good handwashing technique, the • should be signs and posters to build awareness of good handwashing technique, the need to increase handwashing frequency, avoid touching your face and to cough or sneeze into a tissue which is binned safely, or into the crook of your sleeved arm if a tissue is not available.
- • should provide hand sanitiser in multiple locations in addition to toilet facilities. • should provide hand sanitiser in multiple locations in addition to toilet facilities.

### Toilets

Toilets inside or linked to places of worship should be kept open and carefully managed to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19. Steps that will usually be needed to make the use of toilets as safe as possible:

- • signs and posters • signs and posters
- • social distancing marking in areas where queues normally form, and the adoption of a • social distancing marking in areas where queues normally form, and the adoption of a limited entry approach, with one in, one out (whilst avoiding the creation of additional bottlenecks).
- • enable good hand hygiene, make hand sanitiser available on entry to toilets where safe • enable good hand hygiene, make hand sanitiser available on entry to toilets where safe and practical, and ensure suitable handwashing facilities including running water and liquid soap and suitable options for drying (either paper towels or hand dryers) are available. Communal towels should be removed and replaced with single use paper towels.
- • clear use and cleaning guidance for toilets, with increased frequency of cleaning in line • clear use and cleaning guidance for toilets, with increased frequency of cleaning in line with usage. Use normal cleaning products, paying attention to frequently hand touched surfaces, and consider the use of disposable cloths or paper roll to clean all hard surfaces.
- • the facilities well ventilated, for example by fixing doors open where appropriate and • the facilities well ventilated, for example by fixing doors open where appropriate and safe to do so.