The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021

Amendment of Schedule 10

10.—(1) Schedule 10 (optional testing after arrival in England) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(b) of paragraph 2 (appropriate tests)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—

“(i) a sensitivity greater than or equal to 95% (or a 95% two-sided confidence interval entirely above 90%),”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (ii) substitute—

“(ii) a specificity greater than or equal to 97% (or a 95% two-sided confidence interval entirely above 95%),”.

(3) In paragraph 4 (required circumstances for undertaking testing)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—

“(ba) subject to sub-paragraph (c) and where P is required to comply with regulation 3, at the time the test is returned for processing P provides to the test provider the unique passenger reference number provided by or on behalf of P as described in regulation 19(18);”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (c)—

(i) in the opening words, after “(b)” insert “or (ba)”;

(ii) in paragraph (i), after “(b)” insert “and (ba)”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph 5 (notification of test results), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) where P is required to comply with regulation 3, the unique passenger reference number provided by or on behalf of P as described in regulation 19(18);

(bb) P’s passport number or travel document number (as appropriate);

(bc) the test reference number given to P in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 4 (required circumstances for undertaking testing);”.