This week saw the end of legal restrictions on social contact including the 1 metre plus rule and the legal requirement to wear facemasks.
Businesses will hope this return to normality can position them to regain lost profits and begin to contribute towards a full economic recovery.
It has been a long and troubled 16 months for many businesses who will be relying on the government to ensure their path to a recovery is as smooth as it can be.
Government however have released future plans for vaccine certification for nightclubs and have had to clarify the situation when it comes to being identified as a close contact of a positive case through the NHS app.
This has only caused confusion for nightclubs who can welcome unvaccinated visitors until September, but will be left to enforce the vaccine certification process proposed by the government after this time.
As businesses re-open and look to regain confidence and lost profits, the messaging being provided to businesses needs to be clear and easy to understand or there is a risk many firms will be faced with an uncertain future and find it impossible to plan ahead.
Businesses should not be dealt with a myriad of guidance and information that is hard to understand. Instead they should be getting clear guidance from government on measures that are to be implemented in the coming weeks and months along with details of exactly how they are expected to enforce any such measures going forward.