Masks to remain mandatory on TfL services

LONDONERS will still be required to wear masks on the Underground and buses in the capital despite the easing of Plan B restrictions, Sadiq Khan has confirmed.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that working from home guidance would end immediately while remaining restrictions would be lifted from tomorrow(Thursday 27 January).

This means it will no longer be a legal requirement to wear a mask on public transport in the UK, face coverings will be a condition of carriage on TfL services, including including the Overground and DLR, as they were between July 19 and the introduction of Plan B measures.

Though he has welcomed the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged the Government to “rethink their plans” on mandatory mask-wearing so that the rules are “clear and consistent”.

While face coverings are a condition of carriage, Londoners can be turned away from TfL services by one of the 500 enforcement officers across London’s transport network, but they will no longer face fines.

Removing the legal requirement to wear a mask also means that British Transport Police will no longer be able to enforce mask-wearing on public transport.