New laws governing Greater Manchester's local lockdown come into force - five days after rules were introduced
manchestereveningnews.co.ukeffective from Friday following a spike in coronavirus cases in the region.But, as the Manchester Evening News reported, the laws needed to make the rules legally enforceable weren't implemented at the same time.It's only today, five days after the restrictions were introduced, that the legislation has finally been put in place.Guidance published on Friday stated that it would be against the law for people from different households to meet in a private home or garden, unless they are part of a support bubble.It warned of £100 fines for those who flout the rules.Officials said the laws were due to be signed off and published later that night.But on Monday the Department of Health and Social Care admitted it hadn't, at that point, implemented.
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