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Paragraphs 4 to 6 in Local leaders can draw on the powers set out below.

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We will continue to communicate and work with local, regional and national teams to develop structures and ways of working, working alongside and within existing emergency response mechanisms and maximising their effectiveness.Ministers are accountable nationally, as set out in the Six principles support effective implementation of an integrated national and local system:Unitary metropolitan councils and county councils (referred to as ‘upper tier local authorities’ (COVID-19 local outbreak plans are based on the tried and tested practice of preventing and containing outbreaks in individual settings like workplaces and care homes, enhanced with a broader range of partners, capacity, communications and governance.

Local authority legal departments will be best placed to advise on the use of such powers:In addition to the above powers, local authorities may also seek support from ministers to use powers under the Coronavirus Act 2020 to close schools or limit schools to set year groups attendance, to cancel or place restrictions on organised events or gatherings, or to close premises.Ministers will be able to make regulations under the made affirmative procedure to implement further restrictions to as and when needed if a serious and imminent threat to health exists relating to coronavirus transmission.

Data on local virus prevalence will be published with detailed information provided to local systems. version of this document in a more accessible format, please email version of this document in a more accessible format, please email This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. In the UK, there are 13 national infrastructure sectors:Director of Public Health: statutory duty for local outbreaksGold group: local strategic coordination group at a Health protection teams: local teams providing support to health professionals including local disease surveillance.Local Outbreak Control Board (or equivalent): local leader-led governance responsible for political and public leadership including stakeholder engagementNHS Test and Trace: service established to track and help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in EnglandRegional support and assurance teams: act as a link between local and central government; in cases of an outbreak will provide an additional resourceSOLACE: members’ network for local government and public sector professionalsStrategic Coordination Group or Gold (SCG): meeting to respond to major incidents, can be at an Healthcare and education settings – planning for local outbreaks in health, care and education settings (for example defining monitoring arrangements, potential scenarios and planning the required response).High-risk workplaces, communities and locations – identifying and planning how to manage high-risk workplaces, communities of interest and locations (for example defining preventative measures and outbreak management strategies).local testing deployment – ensuring readiness to deploy mobile testing units to high risk locations (for example defining how to prioritise and manage deployment).Contact tracing in complex settings – assessing local and regional contact tracing capability in complex settings (for example identifying specific local complex communities, developing assumptions to estimate demand and options to scale capacity).Data integration – integrating national and local data and scenario planning through the Vulnerable people and diverse communities – supporting vulnerable local people to get help to self-isolate (for example encouraging neighbours to support identifying relevant community groups etc) and ensuring services meet the needs of diverse communities.Local boards – establishing governance structures led by existing COVID-19 health protection boards and supported by existing ‘gold’ command forums and a new member-led board to communicate with the general public.The majority of COVID-19 outbreaks will be best dealt with at a local level, and local leaders have a range of powers at their disposal to enforce decision-making.

This includes cases where:Analysis of the nature of the outbreak will determine which measures will be most effective from the range illustrated below:A multi-agency national incident resource will be deployed to significantly bolster local resources to respond to the incident.

This framework sets out how national and local partners will work with the public at a local level to prevent, contain and manage outbreaks. 16 March 2020 Updated guidance to include information for households with a possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. version of this document in a more accessible format, please email