Public Health, England Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. 2 They come into force at 5.00 p.m. on 29th January 2021. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 2 1 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 12— a in paragraph (1), in the opening words, after “paragraphs” insert “(3A),”; b in paragraph (2), for “paragraph (1)” substitute “this regulation”; c in paragraph (3), after sub-paragraph (a), insert— aa these Regulations, if the notice was issued to the person in respect of a large gathering offence; ; d after paragraph (3), insert— 3A In the case of a fixed penalty notice issued to a person in respect of a large gathering offence, the amount of the fixed penalty to be specified under regulation 11(5)(c) is as follows— a if the fixed penalty notice is the first one issued to the person in respect of a large gathering offence, the amount is— i £400, if the amount is paid before the end of the period of 14 days following the date of the notice; ii otherwise, £800; b if the fixed penalty notice is not the first one issued to the person in respect of a large gathering offence, the amount is— i £1,600, if it is the second fixed penalty notice so issued; ii £3,200, if it is the third fixed penalty notice so issued; iii £6,400, if it is the fourth or any subsequent fixed penalty notice so issued. 3B In this regulation, a “large gathering offence” means an offence under regulation 10(1)(a) of contravening a gathering restriction, where the contravention consists of participation in a gathering which— a consists of more than 15 people, and b takes place— i in a private dwelling, ii in educational accommodation, or iii indoors if the gathering would be a gathering of the kind mentioned in section 63(1) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (powers to remove persons attending or preparing for a rave) if it consisted of more than 20 people and took place in the open air. 3C In paragraph (3B), a “gathering restriction” means— a a Tier 1 restriction imposed by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, b a Tier 2 restriction imposed by paragraph 1 or 2 of Schedule 2, c a Tier 3 restriction imposed by paragraph 1 or 2 of Schedule 3, or d a Tier 4 restriction imposed by paragraph 3 or 4 of Schedule 3A. . 3 In regulation 13, after “these Regulations” insert “or under any of the Regulations listed in Schedule 6”. 4 In paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 1— a at the end of paragraph (a), omit “or”; b at the end of paragraph (b), insert— or c paragraph 3(2) or 4(2) of Schedule 3A. . 5 After Schedule 5, insert— SCHEDULE 6 Prosecutions Regulation 13 1 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 . 2 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020 . 3 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020 . 4 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020 . 5 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 . 6 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East and North West of England) Regulations 2020 . 7 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Collection of Contact Details etc and Related Requirements) Regulations 2020 . 8 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull) Regulations 2020 . 9 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North of England) Regulations 2020 . 10 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 . 11 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020 . 12 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020 . The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 3 In regulation 14(8A) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020, for sub-paragraph (g), substitute— g the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, if the notice was issued to the person in respect of— i a large gathering offence, as defined by regulation 12(3B) of those Regulations, ii a business restriction offence, as defined by regulation 12(7) of those Regulations, or iii an offence of contravening a restriction or requirement imposed by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1, paragraph 3 of Schedule 2, paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 3A to those Regulations. . The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 4 1 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2(3), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “in paragraph (2)” substitute “In this regulation”. 3 In regulation 3— a in paragraph (3)(a)— i in the words before paragraph (i)— aa for “of the date” substitute “the date”, and bb after “developed” insert “(“the reported date”); ii for paragraph (i) substitute— i the date after the reported date, or ; iii in paragraph (ii), for “that” substitute “the”; b in paragraph (4)(a)(i)— i in the words before sub-paragraph (aa)— aa for “report” substitute “reports”, bb for “of the date” substitute “the date”, and cc after “developed” insert “(“the reported date”); ii for sub-paragraph (aa) substitute— aa the date after the reported date, or ; iii in sub-paragraph (bb), for “that” substitute “the”. 4 In regulation 14— a in paragraph (1), after “2(4)” insert “(a “relevant person”)”; b in paragraph (2)(a)— i in paragraph (i), after “details” insert “ and date of birth”; ii after paragraph (ii) insert— iia the means by which that notification was given, and the postal address, telephone number or email address (as the case may be) used; iib if the relevant person holds the information, whether the individual is participating in coronavirus related research (within the meaning given in regulation 2(6)); ; iii after paragraph (iii) insert— iiia where the notification under regulation 2(1) was given to the individual otherwise than in person, a copy of the notification that was given but redacted to remove any information falling within paragraph (4D)(a); ; c after paragraph (4) insert— 4A In addition, a relevant person may disclose the notification information to H where it is necessary for H to have the information— a for the purpose of carrying out a function under regulation 10, 12 or 13, or b otherwise for the purpose of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of offences under these Regulations. 4B H may only use notification information where— a it is necessary for the purposes of carrying out a function under regulation 10, 12 or 13, or b otherwise for the purpose of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of offences under these Regulations. 4C Subject to paragraph (6), H may only disclose notification information to another person (“the recipient”) where it is necessary for the recipient to have the information— a for the purpose of carrying out a function under regulation 10, 12 or 13, or b otherwise for the purpose of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of offences under these Regulations. 4D For the purposes of this regulation “notification information” means, where an individual is notified under regulation 2(1)— a whether— i regulation 2(1)(a)(i) or (b)(i) applies to the individual, because they have tested positive for coronavirus, or ii regulation 2(1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) applies to the individual, because they have had, or come into, close contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus; b where the notification was given to the individual otherwise than in person, a copy of the notification that was given. ; d in paragraph (8)(c) for “and telephone number” substitute “and, where available, the telephone number and email address”. Matt Hancock Secretary of State Department of Health and Social Care 28th January 2021