Reference: D52433
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Director of Public Health has given
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1. Leeds City Council (“the Authority”), in exercise of
the powers conferred by regulation 4(1) of the Health Protection
(Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020
(“the No. 3 Regulations”), gives the following
direction.
2. The Authority considers that the following conditions are
met—
a. this direction responds to a serious and imminent threat to
public health;
b. this direction is necessary for the purpose of preventing,
protecting against, controlling or providing a public health
response to the incidence or spread of infection by coronavirus in
the Authority’s area; and
c. the prohibitions, requirements or restrictions imposed by this
direction are a proportionate means of achieving that
purpose.
3. Before giving this Direction, the Authority has had regard
to—
a. any advice given to it by its Acting Director of Public Health;
and
b. the need to ensure that members of the public have access to
essential public services and goods (including whether the
individual premises forms part of essential infrastructure).
c. The Authority’s Public Sector Equality Duty under section
149 of the Equality Act 2010
4. The Authority has taken reasonable steps to give advance notice
of this direction to the owner or any occupier of the premises or a
person carrying on/managing a business from the premises to which
the direction relates.
Authorisation was given on the 9th October to issue a direction to
prohibit La La’s restaurant hosting wedding
ceremonies/receptions or other celebratory gatherings, meaning that
the restaurant would only be able to take bookings and accept
parties of up to 6 persons or single household groups. This
direction was issued in order to protect the Leeds population and
the populations of surrounding Local Authorities from the
significant Public health risk of COVID-19 and the spread of this
highly infectious disease.
In accordance with the Regulations this decision was reviewed on
the 16th October and again on the 22nd October when the direction
notification was continued.
A further review has taken place and the decision taken:-
• that the direction notification issued on 9th October 2020
to La La’s restaurant shall remain in place and be subject to
further review in accordance with the Regulations in 7 days due to
at least one wedding taking place despite the direction to prevent
them
Wards Affected: Calverley and Farsley;
Contact: Lynne Hellewell, Public Health Business Manager 011337 86042 Email: lynne.hellewell@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 30/10/2020
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