PART 2Obligations on persons arriving in England and others
Requirement to self-isolateI14
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This regulation applies where a person (“P”)—
a
arrives in England from F4a non-exempt country or territory, or
b
c
is residing with another person (“B”), and B has arrived in England from a country or territory listed in Schedule B1 or has, within the period beginning with the 10th day before the date of B’s arrival in England, departed from or transited through a country or territory listed in Schedule B1
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P must remain in isolation from others (“self-isolate”) in accordance with this regulation.
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P must self-isolate—
a
unless sub-paragraph (b)F34, (c) or (d) applies—
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ii
in the case of a person F8who 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 F35, or
d
where P is a person described in paragraph (1)(c) (residing with another person, “B”), at the address at which P is residing with B.
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F13Where P is required to comply with this regulation, 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.
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More than one address may be specified F14as 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.
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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).
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F20Where 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
b
their departure from England F18, 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).
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Where P is a person described in paragraph (1)(c) (residing with another person, “B”), P must self-isolate until the end of the period during which B is required to self-isolate.
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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.
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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 F11, 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) F32,
f
to administer a test to P in accordance with Schedule 2A.
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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,
b
to seek medical assistance, where this is required urgently or on the advice of a registered medical practitioner, including to access F2services from dentists, opticians, audiologists, chiropodists, chiropractors, osteopaths and other medical or health practitioners, including services relating to mental health,
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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 F31,
h
for the purposes of, or connected with, undertaking a test in accordance with Schedule 2A.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 F17of that Schedule,
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in paragraph 28A of Schedule 2, paragraph (2) does not require P to remain in isolation in the circumstances set out in paragraph 28A of that Schedule,
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,
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in paragraph 39 of Schedule 2—
i
ii
in any other case, P is not required to comply with this regulation,
cb
in paragraph 40 of Schedule 2, paragraph (2) does not—
i
prevent P from travelling from the place where P is self-isolating to the place where the production is taking place, or
ii
require P to remain in isolation from any other person who is working on the same production,
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in paragraph 41 of Schedule 2, paragraph (2) does not require P to remain in isolation in the circumstances set out in paragraph 41 of that Schedule,
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in paragraph 43 of Schedule 2, paragraph (2) does not—
i
prevent P from travelling between the place where P is self-isolating and any place where P’s presence is required for the purposes of work as a journalist, or
ii
require P to remain in isolation from any other person with whom P reasonably needs to meet in person for the purposes of work as a journalist,
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in paragraph 44(1) of Schedule 2, paragraph (2) does not require P to remain in isolation in the circumstances set out in paragraph 44(2) of that Schedule,
d
in any other paragraph of Schedule 2, P is not required to comply with this regulation.
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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.
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Paragraphs (13) and (13A) do not apply in relation to—
a
a person who 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, or
b
a person residing with a person described in sub-paragraph (a).
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