The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (revoked)

Requirement to self-isolateE+W

4.—(1) This regulation applies where a person (“P”)—

(a)arrives in England from [F1a non-exempt country or territory] [F2and where sub-paragraph (d) does not apply to P], or

(b)arrives in England from within the common travel area [F3or from an exempt country or territory], and has at any time in the period beginning with the [F410th] day before the date of their arrival in England, [F5departed from or transited through a non-exempt country or territory] [F6and where sub-paragraph (d) does not apply to P] [F7, or]

F8(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F9(d)is a person to whom Schedule B1A applies.]

(2) P must remain in isolation from others (“self-isolate”) in accordance with this regulation [F10, Schedule 2C, and if paragraph (1)(d) applies to P, in accordance with Schedule B1A].

(3) P must self-isolate—

(a)unless sub-paragraph (b), [F11(d) or (e)] applies—

(i)in the case of a person [F12who has arrived from outside the common travel area], at an address specified in P's Passenger Locator Form F13..., as required by regulation 3 and paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 1,

(ii)in the case of a person [F14who has arrived from within the common travel area], or a person described in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (other than one described in paragraph (13)(a)(i)), at a place at which they intend to self-isolate while in England,

(iii)where it is not possible for P to self-isolate in accordance with paragraph (i) or (ii), in accommodation facilitated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of P's self-isolation,

(b)where P is an asylum seeker, in accommodation provided or arranged under section 4, 95 or 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 M1,

(c)where P is a person described in paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (powers of Secretary of State to enable person to meet bail conditions), in accommodation provided or arranged under that paragraph [F15, or]

F16(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F17(e)where P is a person described in paragraph (1)(d), in accordance with Schedule B1A.]

(4) [F18Where P is required to comply with this regulation [F19and falls within paragraph (1)(a) or (b)], the address specified by P in the Passenger Locator Form pursuant to paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 1] must be—

(a)their home,

(b)the home of a friend or family member, or

(c)a hotel, hostel, bed and breakfast accommodation, or other suitable place.

[F20(4A) Where P is required to comply with this regulation and falls within paragraph (1)(d), the address specified by P in the Passenger Locator Form pursuant to paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 1 must be the designated accommodation which is part of the managed self-isolation package booked by or on behalf of P.]

(5) [F21Except where P falls within paragraph (1)(d)] more than one address may be specified [F22as the place at which P intends to self-isolate] in the Passenger Locator Form where—

(a)a legal obligation requires P to change addresses, or

(b)it is necessary for P to stay overnight at an address on their arrival in England before travelling directly to another address at which they will be self-isolating.

(6) In paragraph (3)(a)(ii) “a place at which they intend to self-isolate while in England” means—

(a)where the person has completed a Passenger Locator Form, at an intended place of self-isolation specified in that form,

(b)where the person has completed a form equivalent to a Passenger Locator Form pursuant to an enactment in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, at an intended place of self-isolation specified in that form,

(c)in any other case at a place described in paragraph (4)(a) to (c).

(7) [F23Where P is a person described in paragraph (1)(a) or (b),] P must, on their arrival in England, travel directly to the place at which they are to self-isolate, and must then self-isolate until whichever is the earlier of—

(a)the end of the [F2410th] day after the day on which they [F25arrived in England or, if later, the end of any period that applies by virtue of paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 2C], F26...

(b)their departure from England [F27, or

(c)the beginning of the period for which they are required to self-isolate under regulation 2(2)(a)(i) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 (after which they are subject to that self-isolation requirement).]

F28(7A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F29(7B) Paragraphs (8) to (13A) do not apply where P falls within paragraph (1)(d) (and thus Schedule B1A applies).]

(8) Paragraph (2) does not require P to remain in isolation—

(a)from any person with whom they were travelling when they arrived in England and who is also self-isolating in the place where P is self-isolating,

(b)where P is self-isolating in their home, from any member of their household,

(c)where P is self-isolating in the home of a friend or family member, from any member of the household of that friend or family member [F30,

(d)where P leaves, or is outside of, the place where they are self-isolating in accordance with paragraph (9)(h), from any person (other than a person who is required by paragraph (2) to self-isolate) whose assistance P reasonably requires in order to undertake the test, by reason of —

(i)P being a child, or

(ii)any disability of P's].

[F31(8A) Paragraph (2) does not require P to remain in isolation from a person (“V”) when V is at the place where P is self-isolating—

(a)to provide emergency assistance,

(b)to provide care or assistance, including relevant personal care within the meaning of paragraph 1(1B) or 7(3B) of Schedule 4 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 F32, to P or to any other person who is living in the place where P is self-isolating,

(c)to provide medical assistance, including to provide any of the services mentioned in paragraph (9)(b), to P or to any other person who is living in the place where P is self-isolating, where this is required urgently or on the advice of a registered medical practitioner,

(d)to provide veterinary services, where this is required urgently or on the advice of a veterinary surgeon,

(e)to provide critical public services, including those mentioned in paragraph (9)(g)(ii)(aa) and (bb) [F33,

(f)to administer a test to P in accordance with Schedule 2A].]

(9) During the period of their self-isolation, P may not leave, or be outside of, the place where P is self-isolating except—

(a)to travel in order to leave England, provided that they do so directly [F34(subject to paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2C)],

(b)to seek medical assistance, where this is required urgently or on the advice of a registered medical practitioner, including to access [F35services from dentists, opticians, audiologists, chiropodists, chiropractors, osteopaths and other medical or health practitioners, including services relating to mental health],

[F36(ba)to access veterinary services where this is required urgently or on the advice of a veterinary surgeon,]

(c)to fulfil a legal obligation, including attending court or satisfying bail conditions, or to participate in legal proceedings,

(d)to avoid injury or illness or to escape a risk of harm,

(e)on compassionate grounds, including to attend a funeral of—

(i)a member of P's household,

(ii)a close family member, or

(iii)if no-one within paragraph (i) or (ii) are attending, a friend,

(f)to move to a different place for self-isolation specified in the Passenger Locator Form or a form equivalent to a Passenger Locator Form pursuant to an enactment in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, or

(g)in exceptional circumstances such as—

(i)to obtain basic necessities such as food and medical supplies for those in the same household (including any pets or animals in the household) where it is not possible to obtain these provisions in any other manner,

(ii)to access critical public services, including—

(aa)social services,

(bb)services provided to victims (such as victims of crime),

(iii)to move to a different place for self-isolation where it becomes impracticable to remain at the address at which they are self-isolating [F37,

(h)for the purposes of, or connected with, undertaking a test in accordance with Schedule 2A [F38or Schedule 2C]].

(10) For the purposes of this regulation, the place referred to in paragraph (3) includes the premises where P is self-isolating together with any garden, yard, passage, stair, garage, outhouse, or other appurtenance of such premises.

(11) If P is a child, any person who has custody or charge of P during P's period of self-isolation must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that P self-isolates in accordance with this regulation.

(12) If P is a person described in paragraph (1)(b) who—

(a)has arrived from Wales or Scotland, and

(b)is in England, temporarily, for a reason which would constitute an exception under paragraph (9),

P is not required to comply with this regulation.

(13) If P is a person described—

(a)in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2—

(i)where P is a person described in paragraph 1(1)(a) to (k) of, and meets the conditions set out in paragraph 1(2) of, that Schedule, P is not required to comply with this regulation,

(ii)in any other case, paragraph (3)(b) and (c) does not apply to P,

(b)in paragraph 28 of Schedule 2, paragraph (2) does not require P to remain in isolation in the circumstances set out in paragraph 28 [F39of that Schedule],

F40(ba). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)in paragraph 38 of Schedule 2—

(i)paragraph (2) does not require P to remain in isolation from any other person who is living or working on the specified farm,

(ii)paragraph (3)(a)(i) applies with the modification that the address specified by P as the address at which they intend to self-isolate must be the specified farm,

where “specified farm” has the meaning given in paragraph 38 of Schedule 2,

[F41(ca)in paragraph 39 of Schedule 2—

(i)where P is F42... an international elite sportsperson or an international ancillary sportsperson, P satisfies the requirements of paragraph (2) if P complies with the conditions specified in paragraph 39(4) F43... (a) or (b), as the case may be, of Schedule 2,

(ii)in any other case, P is not required to comply with this regulation,

F44(cb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

F44(cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F45(cd). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F45(ce). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F44(cf). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F44(cg). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)in any other paragraph of Schedule 2, P is not required to comply with this regulation.

[F46(13A) P ceases to be required to comply with this regulation, where P—

(a)has undertaken a test in accordance with Schedule 2A, and

(b)is notified in accordance with paragraph 5(2) of that Schedule that the result of that test is negative,

from the time P is so notified.]

[F47(14) Paragraphs (13) and (13A) do not apply where P is a person who—

(a)is described in paragraph 1(1)(a) to (h) or (k) of or (l) Schedule 2; and

(b)arrives in England from a country or territory listed in Schedule B1 or has at any time in the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of their arrival in England departed from or transited through a country or territory listed in Schedule B1.]

F48(15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F48(16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .