This will usually be because the venue has been identified as the location of a potential local outbreak of COVID-19. This method will vary from sector to sector, and we will continue to engage with organisations to consider what additional support or guidance may be needed.Ĭontact details will only be shared with NHS Test and Trace if it is requested. Each organisation will have the freedom to collect the data in a way that best suits them, either using an existing system or finding a new solution. This will help to stop the onward spread of the virus.Īll collected data must comply with GDPR and will not be kept for longer than necessary.ĭata collection should be as straightforward as possible for organisations. This will assist NHS Test and Trace to effectively contact everyone who may have been exposed to the virus during an outbreak in these settings and to provide the appropriate public health advice. These will be stored for 21 days and shared with NHS Test and Trace, if requested. Venues must keep a record of all staff working on the premises on a given day and their contact details.
The new rules mean organisations in scope will be legally required to request the contact details of every customer and visitor on their premises. If we don’t all pull together to drive this virus down, businesses will need to close and people’s jobs will be put at serious risk. We need to take these tough measures now to reduce the risk of local lockdowns in the future. While the vast majority of businesses have done an incredible job by following the guidance to keep customers safe, we are now making it the law for certain establishments to collect life-saving NHS Test and Trace data and to keep this on record for 21 days. We are now mandating venues collect the necessary contact details and support NHS Test and Trace to stop the spread of the virus.Įach and every one of us needs to play our part to control the virus and avoid a second deadly peak. The system cannot operate without the cooperation of business.
NHS Test and Trace is a vital part of the government’s response to fighting coronavirus, designed to help us return to a more normal way of life and reduce the need for local lockdowns in the future. Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: These businesses and organisations had been advised to collect and share data, with many effectively doing so, but following the recent move to ban social gatherings of more than 6 people, the data collection programme will now be formally mandated from 18 September.įurther guidance and, where necessary, regulations will be set out specifying the settings which will be included, but the scope will cover the hospitality industry, such as pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes, as well as close contact services and other tourism and leisure venues.Īdditionally, venues could be fined if they fail to ensure their premises remain COVID-secure, such as failing to take specified steps to collect contact information or taking bookings for groups of more than 6. Premises and venues across England like pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and cinemas must have a system in place by law to record contact details of their customers, visitors and staff in the latest move to break the chains of transmission of coronavirus. fixed penalties for organisations that do not comply.details must be stored for 21 days and shared with NHS Test and Trace, if requested.
businesses and other public settings where people meet socially including hospitality, close contact and leisure venues must record contact details of customers, visitors and staff on their premises to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
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