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Copenhagen No Go

The government has just published the latest coronavirus regulations, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021, which come into force on 29th March. Travel out of the country is banned unless there is a reasonable excuse. Supporting the England football team is not in the Schedule of reasonable excuses.

The regulations expire at the end of 30th June 2021.

This means we will not be able to travel to Copenhagen for the R16 match on 28th June, should we finish second in the group. Nor would we be able to go to Bilbao or Budapest on 27th June if we finished 3rd and qualified for one of those destinations. We would be able to go to Dublin on 30th June if we won the group as Ireland is in the "common travel area". We would also be OK for Glasgow.

The QFs are in July.

6 Replies

  • Nick Borthwick
    Hi David. My interpretation of this was that, it is to cover the intervening period until 17th May, when the government have said foreign holidays should hopefully be allowed again. I haven't seen any variation on that date - unless things deteriorate again (in Europe). Fingers crossed.
  • David Lilley

    In reply to Nick Borthwick:

    I hope you're right. We do seem to be getting amending regulations thick and fast regarding coronavirus restrictions and it is possible that these latest regulations may not run their full course. I did look hard for a clause which allowed the Secretary of State to disapply the restriction on travel abroad and I could not find such a power.

  • Peter Sherwood

    In reply to David Lilley:

    Yep very unclear at the moment, the earliest any travel is possible is 17/05. It may be the case it is lifted to most EU countries then, a tiered system is in place or it is extended. The earliest we will know is at the back end of next month.
  • Andy Catanach

    In reply to Peter Sherwood:

    think Boris is telling us more 11th 12th April about flights abroad etc
  • Michael Daley
    All will be clear soon as all euro 2020 venue countries have to let Uefa know of there plans by April 7th, from that uefa will decided where the games will take place
  • Oliver Pearman

    In reply to David Lilley:

    Hi David.

    All coronovirus legislation, as it is emergency legislation, has a three month time limit. The government always apply for the maximum potential extension just in case, which is why this extension carries until the end of June 2021.

    It doesn’t mean the laws will be unilaterally applied for that entire period, but that is why you wouldn’t have read any footnotes or caveats about disapplying certain restrictions.
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