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Indicative dates for each step of the Roadmap are:
Step 1a — from 8 March, Step 1b — from 29 March
Step 2 — from 12 April
Step 3 — no earlier than 17 May
Step 4 — no earlier than 21 June
Decisions on easing restrictions will be led by data rather than dates. It takes around four weeks for the data to show the impact of easing restrictions and the government will provide a week’s notice to the public and businesses ahead of any further changes. For that reason, there will be at least five weeks between the steps in the roadmap.
Before moving from one step to the next, the government will review the latest available data on the impact of the previous step against four tests. The tests are:
The vaccine deployment programme continues successfully.
Evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations and deaths in those vaccinated.
Infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the NHS.
The government’s assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new Variants of Concern.
The indicative dates for each step are contingent on the data and are subject to change if the four tests are not met.