Just got a letter to show the police when out

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I'm a care worker and my boss has given is all letters to prove we're legit to be out and about. Am wondering if there's new measures coming? I've seen plenty out and about today when driving home.

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Same.

I laminated mine...

The police are allowed to stop you and ask what you're doing now. I expect that as a caseworker, you're quite likely to be stopped - and potentially reported - if people see you going from house to house. The letter will make it easier to verify that you are, infact, allowed to do so...

They may become more important down the line, but when they discussed these things earlier, it seemed to just be a learning from other European countries about giving care workers a way to "prove" their occupation, so everyone and their dog that fancies visiting people doesn't say that they are providing care.

My son s care provider has issued letters to all support workers to ensure they can travel as key workers etc .

My mum said she’d been given a letter today at work too

I dint think it means new measures, just makes it easier to show you are complying with the current measures.

Lots of people fined for buying newspapers today.

Are you all in uk

Ah...I need to go out everyday to look after the horses, I don’t think there’s a letter for that...

Why would people be fined for buying newspapers? Is this in the uk? What is your source?

@kingcole seriously?

Newsagents are open. You can buy newspaper

My boss did this too - education.

Did it last week before lockdown as we asked just in case. Also laminated and in my car.

🙄 you can buy newspapers

@snowyforest Yes this is happening from reliable source - careworkers.

My DP is organising such letters for the engineers at his work.

Not if it isn't part of foodshop. It is nonessential. I am not making this up it IS happening!!

Fined for buying a newspaper?? Then ban newspapers!!!

Letters make it easier to justify that you are out of the house for something essential. A good idea I think.

I am merely the messenger! Not the Police.

Well why are they still printing newspapers if we aren't allowed to buy them?!

Kingcole you can buy newspapers in the food shops.

You can as part of foodshop.

We have a laminator good idea.

Oh I see.