dancing, and on seated indoor events of 500 people or more, unseated outdoor events of 4000 people or more and any event with 10,000 people or more. given the state of the pandemic it would not be appropriate to remove this protection against transmission at this stage. we have decided that from the 6th of december it will be possible to access venues or events covered by the scheme bike sharing proof of vaccination as now or a recent negative lateral flow test result. when we first launched the scheme at one of its objectives was to help drive up vaccination rates and this is still important but actual and projected uptake rates mean wejudge it actual and projected uptake rates mean we judge it possible to include testing and doing so will also make sure the scheme remains proportionate going forward and also help our wider efforts to stem transmission through greater use of natural more generally. finally, we