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<p>The Department recognises the significant benefits that youth residentials and
summer camps can have for children’s mental health and wellbeing, as well as their
educational and social development.</p><p>That is why the Government has prioritised
the recommencement of residential visits, including youth residentials and summer
camps, for children at Step 3 of the roadmap. It has also increased limits on group
sizes to 30 from 21 June 2021.</p><p>As the Government moves to Step 4 of the roadmap,
and the majority of COVID-19 restrictions across all parts of society are relaxed,
key restrictions on all education and childcare settings will come to an end. This
includes current advice on consistent groups (bubbles) and limits on group sizes for
all residential visits. Our priority is to ensure all education and childcare settings
are able to offer high quality, face to face provision for children and young people.</p><p>At
Step 4 of the roadmap, youth residential providers will be able to undertake residential
visits in groups of any number, and without the need to keep children in consistent
groups: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-summer-2021-roadmap/covid-19-response-summer-2021"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-summer-2021-roadmap/covid-19-response-summer-2021</a>.</p><p>The
Department has published new guidance for providers, setting out the actions they
can take to reduce the risk of transmission from Step 4: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/999758/OOSS_Provider_Guidance_PDF_Step_4.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/999758/OOSS_Provider_Guidance_PDF_Step_4.pdf</a>.</p>
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