PAGE CONTENTS (scroll down to section)
• Government Regulations governing the wearing of face coverings (mandate & exemptions)
• NHS Guidance on booking a COVID-19 test and Government Test & Trace Regulations
• Bishop Drainey’s Guidance to Parishes on celebrating Mass
• Directory of Advice & Helplines in the Coastal Deanery of the Diocese of Middlesbrough

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE WEARING OF FACE COVERINGS

New Mandate: Click HERE to view the new Mandate on the wearing of face coverings given in the Government’s announcement of 31 July about coronavirus (COVID-19)

Exemptions: Click HERE to view the Government advice on when you do not need to wear a face covering

COVID-19 NHS GUIDANCE AND GOVERNMENT TEST & TRACE REGULATIONS

For more information on the NHS Test & Trace App launched by the government on 24 September 2020, click HERE

If you show any symptoms of Coronavirus, DO NOT WAIT to book a test. Click HERE to go to the NHS website to find out how.

If you think you have come into contact with someone with COVID-19 click HERE to go to the NHS website for guidance.

OUR OBLIGATION AND RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU
Permission to hold public Mass depends upon compliance with Social Distancing and Safety rules, and with Government Test & Trace regulations. This means we are legally obliged to take full names and contact details of everyone in attendance. In accordance with NHS Test & Trace rules, your details will be used only by the NHS in the event of an outbreak. We will keep the forms for 21 days from the date of the last Mass attended, after which time they will be destroyed.

DIOCESAN GUIDANCE

Click HERE for Bishop Drainey’s Guidance to all Parishes in the Diocese of Middlesbrough on the celebration of Mass

DIRECTORY OF ADVICE & HELPLINES

Caritas (the Catholic Aid Agency) has put together a Directory of useful Advice Services and Helplines during times of Pandemic for the Diocese of Middlesbrough, Coastal Deanery Area. Click HERE to view.

This directory is intended to highlight just some of the services that people may need assistance with at this very difficult time. It is not intended to be exhaustive but serves as a resource to help those in need.