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DORSET COUNCIL- WEST PURBECK REPORT

Coronavirus
We remain very much in the front line of
this programme implementing a variety
of government initiatives and schemes
and the situation is very fluid, changing
daily. So, as I said last month, I am loathe
to write a report that may well be out of
date by the time it appears in print! I
continue writing progress reports every
few days to Parish Council clerks and
others, leaving them to forward as
appropriate. The community shield work is continuing to help and support the
most vulnerable people of all ages across the county.

Think twice about visiting Dorset right now

As you may know we have been putting out the message to ask people to think
twice about visiting Dorset following the easing of restrictions by the Government.
There has been a lot of coverage on this, and we have been featured on local TV
news bulletins, as well as the front page of several national newspapers. We are
holding our line and asking people to think twice about making a journey to visit
Dorset and asking those who do live and work here to stay alert and continue to
follow government guidelines on exercise and social distancing.
Our car parks and public toilets at visitor destinations across the Dorset Council
are closed and will remain so for now but this will be reviewed regularly, and we
will come under increasing pressure to open them again, possibly by the time you
read this! We are continuing to monitor the traffic on the roads and the situation
on the ground at beaches and other visitor centres. We will review arrangements,
if needed, taking into account public health & safety – with the input of Town and
Parish Councils.

Returning to work (Dorset Council) and COVID Office
Arrangements
We are now starting to plan how we manage our office buildings as the
lockdown restrictions begin to be relaxed. We will have to comply with social
distancing requirements and so the numbers of desks available will be much
reduced from what we would normally have for use. We will have to allocate
specific desks to named individuals in the first instance, rather than the hotdesking

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