The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Greencore) Regulations 2020

PART 2 Requirement to self-isolate

Persons required to self-isolate: workers

2.—(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), this regulation applies to any person whose main place of work whilst working for or on behalf of the Company during the relevant period was at the premises of the Company described in paragraph 2(c).

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) —

(a) “the Company” means the company known as Greencore Food to Go Ltd(1);

(b) “relevant period” means the period commencing with 7th August 2020 and ending on 21st August 2020;

(c) the premises of the Company are those at—

(i) Units A, B, C and D, Greencore Northampton, Moulton Park Industrial Estate, 15–17 Deer Park Road, Northampton, NN3 6RX;

(ii) Unit K, Greencore Northampton, Unit 1, Clayfield Close, Moulton Park, Northampton, NN3 6QF.

(3) This regulation does not apply to a person (“P”) if—

(a) P undertook a test to detect SARS-CoV2 RNA and that test was provided and analysed by either the National Testing Programme Pillar 2 or Randox Laboratories Limited(2) on any date during the period commencing with 7th August 2020 and ending immediately before 12th August 2020; and

(b) the result of the test referred to in sub-paragraph (a) was positive; and

(c) P was not present at the premises of the Company, as described in paragraph 2(c) in any capacity between the date on which they received the positive result and 21st August 2020 and P has self-isolated for a continuous period of 10 days commencing with the date on which P received the positive test result.

(4) This regulation does not apply to a person (P) if—

(a) P undertook a test of a type set out in paragraph (3)(a) on any date during the period commencing with 12th August 2020 and ending on 19th August 2020; and

(b) the result of the test referred to in sub-paragraph (a) was positive; and

(c) P has self-isolated for a continuous period of 10 days beginning with the date on which P received the positive test result.

Persons required to self-isolate: members of worker’s household

3.—(1) This regulation applies to a person (“P”) who, on the date on which these Regulations came into force, is a member of the same household as a person to whom regulation 2 applies (a “worker”).

(2) The requirement to self-isolate set out in regulation 4 applies in the same manner to P as it applies to the worker in P’s household, subject to paragraph (3).

(3) If P ceases to be a member of the same household as a worker at any time during the worker’s period of self-isolation, P is no longer required to self-isolate, unless regulation 5 applies at a later date.

Requirement to self-isolate

4.—(1) Any person (“P”) to whom regulation 2 or 3 applies must remain in isolation from others (“self-isolate”) in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Unless paragraph (3) or (4) applies, the period for which P must self-isolate is from the date on which these Regulations came into force until 5th September 2020.

(3) Unless paragraph (4) applies, where, on the date on which these Regulations came into force—

(a) P is part way through a period of self-isolation, and

(b) that period began on a date which is 14 days or less before the date on which these Regulations came into force,

the period for which P must self-isolate is the number of days necessary for P to complete a continuous period of 14 days of self-isolation.

(4) Where P—

(a) received a positive test result for SARS-CoV-2 RNA at any time during the period commencing with 20th August 2020 and ending on 28th August 2020; and

(b) since receiving that result, P has been in self-isolation,

the period for which P must self-isolate is the number of days necessary for P to complete a continuous period of 10 days of self-isolation within the meaning of these Regulations.

(5) P must self-isolate at—

(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.

(6) Paragraph (1) does not require P to remain in isolation from any member of their household.

(7) Paragraph (1) 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(3), to P or to any other person who is living at the place where P is self-isolating;

(c) to provide medical assistance, including to provide any of the services mentioned in paragraph (8)(a), to P or to any other person who is living at 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 (8)(f)(ii)(aa) and (bb).

(8) 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 seek medical assistance, where this is required urgently or on the advice of a registered medical practitioner, including to access services from dentists, opticians, audiologists, chiropodists, chiropractors, osteopaths and other medical or health practitioners, including services related to mental health;

(b) 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 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) 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 where they are self-isolating.

(9) For the purposes of paragraph (5), the place where P is self-isolating includes the premises where P is self-isolating together with any garden, yard, passage, stair, garage, outhouse, or other appurtenance of such premises.

(10) 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.

Extension of self-isolation period

5.—(1) If any person (“P”) joins the household of a person who is self-isolating as required by regulation 4, both P and the person who is self-isolating must self-isolate for a period of 14 days, commencing with the date on which P joins the household.

(2) If any person (“P”), who is been self-isolating, joins the household of a person who is not been self-isolating, both P and the person whose household they have joined must self-isolate for a period of 14 days, commencing with the date on which P joined the household.

(3) This regulation applies even if regulation 2 or 3 had applied to P at an earlier date.

(1)

Greencore Food to Go Ltd is a company registered with company number 00721411.

(2)

Randox Laboratories Limited is a company registered in Northern Ireland, with company number NI015738.

(3)

2006 c. 47. Paragraphs 1(1B) and 7(3B) of Schedule 4 were inserted by sections 64(3) and 66(2) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9). Other amendments have been made to this Act, but none are relevant to these Regulations.