Decision details
Review of and continuation of Direction Notification to restrict specified activities at the premises of La La’s Restaurant for a period ending on 14th December 2020 due to the risk to the public’s health of COVID-19 Review and revoke of Direction
Reference: D52406
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
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 both venues hosting wedding ceremonies/receptions or other
celebratory gatherings, meaning that the restaurants 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 the direction notification was continued for
both restaurants
A further review has taken place and the decisions taken
are:-
• 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
no communication being received and stong evidence at least one
wedding has taken place despite the direction to prevent them
• that the direction notification issued on the 9th October
2020 to Mumtaz restaurant shall be revoked due to the co-operation
and changes made to improve safety and regulation compliance
regarding holding wedding receptions
Wards Affected: Calverley and Farsley; Hunslet and Riverside;
Contact: Lynne Hellewell, Public Health Business Manager 0113 37 86042 Email: lynne.hellewell@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 23/10/2020
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