SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 21Powers relating to potentially infectious persons

PART 2Powers relating to potentially infectious persons in England

14Powers exercisable after assessment

1

This paragraph applies where, during a transmission control period—

a

a person in England has been screened and assessed by a public health officer (under paragraph 10 or otherwise) and—

i

the screening confirmed that the person is infected or contaminated with coronavirus, or

ii

the screening was inconclusive, or

b

a person in England has been assessed by a public health officer (under paragraph 10 or otherwise) and the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the person is potentially infectious.

2

A public health officer may at any time during the transmission control period impose such requirements and restrictions on the person as the officer considers necessary and proportionate—

a

in the interests of the person,

b

for the protection of other people, or

c

for the maintenance of public health.

3

Requirements under this paragraph may include requirements—

a

to provide information to the public health officer or any specified person;

b

to provide details by which the person may be contacted during a specified period;

c

to go for the purposes of further screening and assessment to a specified place suitable for those purposes and do anything that may be required under paragraph 10(1);

d

to remain at a specified place (which may be a place suitable for screening and assessment) for a specified period;

e

to remain at a specified place in isolation from others for a specified period.

4

Restrictions on a person under this paragraph may include restrictions, for a specified period, on—

a

the person’s movements or travel (within or outside the United Kingdom);

b

the person’s activities (including their work or business activities);

c

the person’s contact with other persons or with other specified persons.

5

Where a public health officer imposes a requirement or restriction on a person under this paragraph, the officer must inform the person—

a

of the reason for doing so, and

b

that it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement or restriction.

6

In deciding whether to impose a requirement referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(d) or (e) the public health officer must have regard to a person’s wellbeing and personal circumstances.

7

A public health officer may vary or revoke a requirement or restriction imposed on a person (but may only extend the period to which a requirement referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(d) or (e) or a restriction relates in accordance with paragraph 15).