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

Enforcement of requirement to self-isolate

6.—(1) Where an authorised person has reasonable grounds to believe that a person (“P”) has left, or is outside of, the place where P is self-isolating in contravention of regulation 4, the authorised person may—

(a) direct P to return to the place where P is self-isolating;

(b) remove P to the place where P is self-isolating.

(2) An authorised person exercising the power in paragraph (1)(b) may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power.

(3) Where P is a child and has left, or is outside of, the place where they are self-isolating and accompanied by an individual who has responsibility for them—

(a) an authorised person may direct that individual to take P to the place where P is self-isolating; and

(b) that individual must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that P complies with any direction given by an authorised person to P.

(4) Where P is a child, and an authorised person has reasonable grounds to believe that P is repeatedly failing to comply with regulation 4, the authorised person may direct any individual who has responsibility for P to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that P so complies.

(5) An authorised person may only exercise a power in paragraph (1), (3) or (4) if the authorised person considers that it is a necessary and proportionate means of ensuring compliance with regulation 4.

(6) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) “authorised person” means—

(i) a constable; or

(ii) a person designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this regulation; and

(b) an individual has responsibility for a child if the individual—

(i) has custody or charge of the child for the time being; or

(ii) has parental responsibility for the child, and for these purposes, “parental responsibility” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Children Act 1989(1).

(1)

1989 c. 41.