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<p>The Government has no current plans to revise the list of sectors designated as
critical national infrastructure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Schedule 22 of the
Coronavirus Act 2020 confers powers to the Secretary of State to prohibit or restrict
events or gatherings in England. This includes imposing restrictions on the persons
entering or remaining on the premises.These regulations are not applicable to any
changes in the list of sectors designated as critical national infrastructure.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The government has worked to protect cultural and sporting venues
during the lockdown to save sports facilities, theatres, concert halls and live music
performance venues for future generations. In July 2020, MHCLG announced changes to
the planning system to protect buildings that are an intrinsic part of our cultural
heritage. This move was announced alongside the £1.57 billion investment to protect
Britain’s cultural, arts and heritage sector and provide extra security to businesses
as they plan to reopen their premises when it is safe to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The
government has also provided £1.8 billion of public support to the sport sector in
response to the pandemic to ensure facilities are able to reopen when it is safe for
them to do so.</p><p> </p>
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