Social Distancing
Creating safer places in Babergh and Mid Suffolk
From 4 July, hospitality businesses will be able to join newly opened non-essential retail businesses and welcome customers for the first time in 15 weeks. Find out more about the latest coronavirus Government guidance and support available.
The guidance for social distancing has also been amended and where 2 metre distances cannot be maintained, the guidance now recommends keeping ‘1 metre plus’ distance. Despite this change, it is important that we do provide spaces for social distancing to limit the continued threat and spread of Covid-19.
Support for town and parish councils
We have produced resources to help town and parish councils as they identify requirements in their own areas:
- Social distancing guidance for towns and parishes
- Template for town and parishes to request medium and large interventions
- Read Suffolk County Council guidance for safer places on the highway
Downloadable posters
We have also created a series of downloadable posters with guidance and reminders to help maintain social distancing:
- Keep your distance - 2 metres
- Keep your distance
- Visitors: social distancing reminder
- Facilities: social distancing reminder
- Working safely to welcome customers
Access to playgrounds
Following Government guidance, we are currently carrying out risk assessments at over 50 play areas that we manage across the Babergh and Mid Suffolk. The play areas and outdoor gyms will remain closed until the sites have been assessed and necessary measures implemented to ensure they can open safely.
You can read the Government guidance for managing playgrounds and outdoor gyms here
Latest news
Read the Suffolk-wide Framework Announcement
Read the latest 'Safer Places' announcement from the Suffolk Reliance Forum
Additional Resources and Guidance
Additional resources and guidance about social distancing and preparing to reopen business are available:
- Government guidance for social distancing: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Safer Public Places – Urban Centres and Green Space
- Working safely during COVID-19: 5 steps to working safely
- Working safely during COVID-19: The visitor economy (accommodation and visitor attractions)
- Working safely during COVID-19 in shops and branches
- Working safely during COVID-19 in restaurants, pubs, bars and takeaway services
- Food Standards Agency: Reopening checklist for food businesses during COVID-19
- Working safely during COVID-19 in hotels and other guest accommodation
- Working safely during COVID-19: Close contact services (including hairdressers)
- Working safely during COVID-19: Guidance for employers, employees and the self-employed: Construction and other outdoor work
- Working safely during COVID-19 in offices and contact centre
- Working safely during COVID-19 in other people’s homes
- Working safely during COVID-19 in or from a vehicle
- Working safely during COVID-19 in factories, plants and warehouses
- Working safely during COVID-19 in labs and research facilities
- Health and Safety Executive: Working safely during the coronavirus outbreak
- Public Health England: Cleaning in a non-healthcare setting
- NHS Guidance: How to wash your hands
- COVID-19: guidance for the safe use of places of worship during the pandemic
- COVID-19: Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities
Questions?
If you have any queries about social distancing at your business please call 0300 1234000 and select option 7 or email the Social Distancing team.