COVID-19

This webpage will be used by the Authority to publish updates and guidance in relation to its response to COVID-19.

Office Arrangements - Feb 2022

The Authority’s staff are working from the Authority’s offices.  Subject to appropriate ventilation, on-site inspections and face-to-face meetings are being conducted although, where necessary or appropriate, remote meeting options will continue to be used.

Our reception is open but we do ask that, where possible, intended visitors continue to contact us by phone or email to make an appointment prior to attending. Also we continue to ask that correspondence and materials are sent in electronic form:-

• where documents would normally require wet signatures the Authority will accept PDFs and, on receipt, will advise if the original document should also be submitted for the file; 
• documents submitted electronically should be in encrypted PDF form with a password sent by separate cover, unless you are using our secure email solution (TLS). Those using TLS are expected to use the TLS system for all document submissions;
• where documents would normally require wet signatures the Authority will accept PDFs and, on receipt, will advise if the original document should also be submitted for the file;
• receipt of a PDF will be treated as the date of receipt for legislative purposes.

This page will be updated as and when arrangements change