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

[F1 [F2 Modification of application of this Schedule where P is taking up employment as an NHS nurse E+W

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;

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P’s arrival in England, P’s sponsor has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.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

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

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. B1A inserted (15.2.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/150), regs. 1(1), 15 (with reg. 23)

F2 Sch. B1A para. 19 inserted (23.4.2021 at 4.00 a.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/498), regs. 1(2), 11(5)