Part 2A Health Protection Orders Transparency Data 2017-2025
Summary
UKHSA published anonymised transparency data summaries of statutory Part 2A health protection orders for financial years 2017-2018 through 2024-2025. Part 2A orders are statutory instruments used to protect public health through measures such as restricting movement, detaining individuals, and closing premises. The transparency data includes ODS format spreadsheet files for each financial year. No new compliance obligations are created for external parties.
What changed
UKHSA published transparency data listing anonymised summaries of Part 2A health protection orders for financial years from 2017-2018 through 2024-2025. Part 2A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 provides local authorities and Public Health England (now UKHSA) with powers to protect public health through statutory orders, including powers to detain individuals, restrict movement, and close premises during significant health threats.
Affected parties should note this is transparency reporting only, providing public access to anonymised data on how often and in what circumstances Part 2A orders have been used. There are no new compliance obligations imposed by this publication. Parties with interest in public health emergency powers may use this data to monitor trends in the use of statutory health protection measures.
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Transparency data
Health protection Part 2A orders
Anonymised summaries of the use of statutory Part 2A orders to protect public health for the financial years from 2017 to 2018 up to 2024 to 2025.
From: UK Health Security Agency Published 19 September 2014 Last updated 13 April 2026
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Part 2A orders: 2024 to 2025
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Part 2A orders: 2023 to 2024
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Part 2A orders: 2022 to 2023
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Part 2A orders: 2021 to 2022
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Part 2A orders: 2020 to 2021
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Part 2A orders: 2019 to 2020
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Part 2A orders: 2018 to 2019
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Part 2A orders: 2017 to 2018
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Details
Part 2A Orders are legal powers under the Public Health Act that allow local authorities, through an application to a magistrate, to obtain additional powers to manage a person, item, or premises that pose a significant risk to human health from infection or contamination. These orders are intended as a last resort when other approaches have failed or are unsuitable.
A magistrate may grant a Part 2A Order only if the conditions in the 2010 Health Protection Regulations are met. Local authorities usually seek these orders in collaboration with organisations such as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the NHS or emergency services.
Whenever a Part 2A Order is applied for, the local authority must submit a written report to UKHSA at Part2AOrders@ukhsa.gov.uk. UKHSA monitors all reported orders but does not intervene in individual cases. It is required to publish anonymised information on the use of Part 2A Orders each year.
More information about UKHSA governance is available at Our governance.
Reports from 2012 to 2017 can be found on the National Archives.
Updates to this page
Published 19 September 2014 Last updated 13 April 2026 show all updates
1.
13 April 2026
Added reports from 2017/2018 to 2024/2025.
2.
28 June 2018
Added Part 2A orders for financial years 2013 to 2014 up to 2016 to 2017.
3.
19 September 2014
First published.
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