To revoke the Direction prohibiting the event
named the KMB Carnival Block Party proposed to be held on Saturday
29th August 2020 in LS9, relating to which the existing Direction
had been issued to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect
the public’s health.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3)
Regulations 2020 came into force on 18th July 2020 (referred to as
the Regulations).
The Regulations give the power to ‘the local authority’
to issue a Direction Notification. The designated officers
are:-
Director of Public Health, Leeds City Council (and sub-delegated to
the Deputy Director of Public Health, Leeds City Council in any
absence)
Whose delegated powers include those to prevent the spread of a
highly infectious disease being COVID-19 in order to protect the
Leeds population by using powers under:-
• Officer Delegation Scheme (Executive Functions), 2) Health
Protection Functions, c) providing the lead in public health
incidents, and d) Communicable and infectious disease control;
and
• Director’s Sub-Delegation Scheme, Specific Delegations
2d; and 9c of the Miscellaneous Functions from the Director of
Adults and Health sub-delegation scheme – responding to
emergencies that present a risk to public health.
A Direction Notification was issued on 28th August 2020 and was
given due to the proposed event of a KMB Carnival Block Party being
held on Kimberley Road, Leeds, LS9, such that this be prohibited 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.
A decision has now been reached to revoke the existing
Direction.
A brief statement of the reasons for the decision-
In accordance with the regulations the reason for this decision is
that the occasion having passed on which the music event was
scheduled to take place, it is the case that the conditions under
Regulation 2 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)
(England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 are no longer met.