Travel to funeral

Jacquiw63

My mum passed away on Christmas Eve.  I’ve not seen her since February.  Her funeral is in Durham and I’m in Bucks. Both counties are in Tier 4.  I know I’m allowed to go to the funeral, I think! Am I allowed to stay in a hotel if I can find one.  Any advice.  I can’t seem to find any detail on gov website.  

Diamandis

Sorry for your loss. Yea, you're able to travel and stay at a hotel.

"Hotels may also remain open to provide accommodation for anyone attending a funeral or other religious, belief-based or commemorative events linked to the death of a person but different households should remain socially distanced within the accommodation."

You can find more information here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-managing-a-funeral-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/covid-19-guidance-for-managing-a-funeral-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic

Jeremy535897

The exception for funerals in Tier 4 allows you to leave your home for:

"Exception 7: funerals etc

(10) Exception 7 is that it is reasonably necessary for P to leave or be outside P’s home—

(a)to attend a funeral,

(b)to attend a commemorative event celebrating the life of a person who has died, or

(c)to visit a burial ground or garden of remembrance, to pay respects to a member of P’s household, a family member or friend."

Holiday accommodation is to be closed in Tier 4, but:

14.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a person responsible for carrying on a business consisting of the provision of holiday accommodation situated in the Tier 4 area, whether in a hotel, hostel, bed and breakfast accommodation, holiday apartment, home, cottage or bungalow, campsite, caravan park or boarding house, canal boat or any other vessel, must cease to carry on that business.

(2) A person referred to in sub-paragraph (1) may continue to carry on their business and keep any premises used in that business open—

(a)to provide accommodation for any person who—

(i)is unable to return to their main residence;

(ii)uses that accommodation as their main residence;

(iii)needs accommodation for the purposes of a house move;

(iv)needs accommodation to attend a funeral or following a bereavement of a close family member or friend;

(v)needs accommodation to attend a commemorative event to celebrate the life of a person who has died;

(vi)needs accommodation to attend a medical appointment, or to receive treatment;

(via)needs accommodation for the purposes of access to, and contact between, parents and a child where the child does not live in the same household as their parents or one of their parents;]

(vii)is a carer of a vulnerable person or a person who has a disability and needs respite;

(viii)is isolating themselves from others as required by law;

(ix)is an elite athlete or the coach of an elite athlete and needs accommodation for the purposes of training or competition or, where an elite athlete is a child, their parent;

(x)needs accommodation to visit a person who is dying;

od244051

Interesting to know do hotels know that people are staying over at them for funerals and other legit reasons? 

Andy_L

od244051 said:

Interesting to know do hotels know that people are staying over at them for funerals and other legit reasons? 

They rely on people not lying to them when asked "under what criteria are you eligible to stay in a hotel under the current restrictions"

od244051

Andy_L said:

od244051 said:

Interesting to know do hotels know that people are staying over at them for funerals and other legit reasons? 

They rely on people not lying to them when asked "under what criteria are you eligible to stay in a hotel under the current restrictions"

Ok. So maybe a questionnaire or additional questions on booking hotels online