not sure why Covid19 should be an excuse to stop issuing new FAC's, I go into 3-5 houses a day to do my job, I couldnt do my job otherwise! obviously if someone is Covid positive then that is a different subject, however it was my understanding the the majority of people who didn't have to go into an office were working from home? (I have certainly heard this used as an excuse for delays in all sorts of organisations)
if people are working from home then there would be very little chance of work related exposure, other than from home visits, and as just about everyone in the service industries are working around covid then I see no reason for special treatment .
Should the employee be vulnerable then that would be a mitigating factor, but surely they aren't all vulnerable ?
I would suspect short staffing due to finances over the last few years is more likely to impact the ability of the Dept to carry out its job than any illness.