The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021

Amendment to Schedule B1A

11.—(1) Schedule B1A(1) (additional measures) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2(1)(g)(2) (persons to whom Schedule B1A does not apply)—

(a) before sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(ai) paragraph 1(1A) (G7 attendees etc.),”;

(b) at the end insert—

“;

(vii) paragraph 29 (human tissue couriers)”.

(3) In paragraph 4 (designation of ports of entry), after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“(ea) Bristol Airport;”.

(4) In paragraph 18(3) (modification of application of Schedule B1A for relevant persons)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3A)(c), at the end insert “and”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (3C)(c), at the end insert “and”.

(5) After paragraph 18, insert—

“Modification of application of this Schedule where P is taking up employment as an NHS nurse

19.— (1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) on P’s arrival in England, P is entitled to enter the United Kingdom pursuant to a skilled worker visa granted in accordance with Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules(4);

(b) P is eligible for the visa by virtue of being sponsored—

(i) for a job within the entry for occupation code 2231 (nurses) in Table 2 of Appendix Skilled Occupations to the immigration rules; and

(ii) by an NHS trust or an NHS foundation trust (“P’s sponsor”); and

(c) prior to P’s arrival in England, P’s sponsor has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, this Schedule applies in relation to P as if—

(a) for paragraph 6 there were substituted—

“6.   P must, on arrival in England, travel directly to the accommodation specified in P’s managed self-isolation package, using the means of transport facilitated as part of that package.”;

(b) for paragraph 8 there were substituted—

“8.   In this Schedule a “managed self-isolation package” means—

(a) written confirmation from P’s sponsor of the details of—

(i) a place in accommodation provided by the sponsor for the purposes of this Schedule;

(ii) transport facilitated by the sponsor to the accommodation referred to in paragraph (i); and

(b) a testing package required by regulation 3B.”;

(c) in paragraph 9, “accommodation, transport and” were omitted;

(d) in paragraph 10, for “designated” were substituted “specified”;

(e) in paragraph 14, “designated” were omitted.

(3) In this paragraph—

(a) “NHS foundation trust” has the meaning given in section 30 of the National Health Service Act 2006(5);

(b) “NHS trust” means an NHS trust established under section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006.”.

(1)

Schedule B1A was inserted by S.I. 2021/150.

(2)

Paragraph 2(1)(g) was amended by S.I. 2021/248.

(3)

Paragraph 18(3A) and (3C) were inserted by S.I. 2021/348. and there are other amendments to paragraph 18 that are not relevant to this instrument.

(4)

Laid before Parliament on 23rd May 1994 (HC 395), as amended. Appendix Skilled Worker and Appendix Skilled Occupations were laid before Parliament on 22nd October 2020 as part of a command paper that amended the immigration rules entitled “Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules” (HC 813). Appendix Skilled Worker and Appendix Skilled Occupations were amended by the statement of changes in immigration rules presented to Parliament on 4th March 2021 (HC 1248).

(5)

2006 c. 41. Section 30 was amended by section 159 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7).