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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021

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Regulation 6(10)

SCHEDULE 8E+WMandatory testing after arrival in England

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

Interpretation of this ScheduleE+W

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

(a)“default self-isolation period” means—

(i)in the case of a non-Schedule 11 passenger, the period specified in paragraph (7)(a) of regulation 9 (requirement to self-isolate),

(ii)in the case of a Schedule 11 passenger, the period specified in paragraph 10(a) of Schedule 11;

(b)“mandatory test” means a day 2 test or a day 8 test within the meaning of regulation 6(12);

(c)“non-Schedule 11 passenger” means a person to whom regulation 9 applies;

[F1(d)“P”—

(i)means a person required to undertake a mandatory test under regulation 6 (requirement to book and undertake tests), and

(ii)in paragraphs [F27, 10 and 11] includes a person required to undertake a day 2 test under regulation 3J (testing requirements on eligible travellers (non-workers));]

(e)“private provider” means a test provider other than a public provider;

(f)“public provider” means a test provider who provides or administers a test under the National Health Service Act 2006, the National Health Services (Wales) Act 2006, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;

(g)“relevant self-isolation provisions” means—

(i)in relation to a Schedule 11 passenger, regulation [F310] and Schedule 11,

(ii)in relation to a non-Schedule 11 passenger, regulation 9.

(2) Where this Schedule requires P to continue to self-isolate in accordance with the relevant self-isolation provisions—

(a)regulation 19 (offences and penalties) applies in relation to that requirement as it applies in relation to the relevant self-isolation provisions;

(b)such a requirement to self-isolate does not apply in respect of a person exempt from regulation 9.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 para. 1 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Requirement to self-isolate on failure to undertake a mandatory testE+W

2.—(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where P is not a person of the description in [F4regulation 5(1)(a), (c), (d) or (e)] and—

(a)either—

(i)P fails to undertake a day 2 test, or

(ii)P's day 2 test generates a negative or inconclusive result, and

(b)P fails to undertake a day 8 test.

(2) Where this sub-paragraph applies, P must continue to self-isolate in accordance with the relevant self-isolation provisions until the end of the 14th day after the day on which they arrived in England.

(3) Sub-paragraph (4) applies where P is a person of the description in [F5regulation 5(1)(a), (c), (d) or (e)] and P fails to undertake a day 2 test.

(4) Where this sub-paragraph applies, P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations as if P had been notified under regulation 2A(1)(a) of those Regulations, on the date that P should have undertaken the day 2 test, that P had tested positive, until the earlier of —

(a)the end of the 14th day after the day P arrived in England; or

(b)the time that P is notified of the result of a test meeting the requirements of a day 2 test save as to the time at which that test is to be undertaken, that P has undertaken.

(5) Sub-paragraph (6) applies where P is a person of the description in [F6regulation 5(1)(a), (c), (d) or (e)] and P fails to undertake a day 8 test.

(6) Where this sub-paragraph applies, P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations as if P had been notified under regulation 2A(1)(a) of those Regulations, on the date that P should have undertaken the day 8 test, that P had tested positive, until the earlier of—

(a)the end of the 14th day after the day P arrived in England; or

(b)the time that P is notified of the result of a test meeting the requirements of day 8 test save as to the time at which the test is undertaken, that P has undertaken.

(7) If the result notified to P of a test of the description in sub-paragraph (4)(b) or (6)(b) is a positive result, P must self-isolate in accordance with regulation 2 of the Self-Isolation Regulations until the end of the 10th day after the day P arrived in England.

(8) Where P undertakes a test to which paragraph 3(7)(b) applies and which generates—

(a)a positive result, paragraph 3(1) applies as if the test were a mandatory test;

(b)a negative result, paragraph 3(4) applies as if—

(i)P had taken both a day 2 test and a day 8 test, and

(ii)both tests had generated a negative result.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Consequences of test resultsE+W

3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs 4 (optional tests) and 5 (tests other than in accordance with these Regulations), where a mandatory test undertaken by P in accordance with regulation 6 generates a positive result—

(a)the following do not apply in relation to P—

(i)regulation 9(11)(a) or, as the case may be, paragraph 13(1)(a) of Schedule 11 (leaving self-isolation to travel in order to leave England),

(ii)subject to [F7sub-paragraphs (2) and (2A)], regulation 2A (requirements on person notified of positive test) of the Self-Isolation Regulations; and

(b)P and, subject to sub-paragraph (3), any person who is self-isolating with P must continue to self-isolate in accordance with the relevant self-isolation provisions until the end of the 10th day after the day P undertook the test.

(2) Regulation 2A of the Self-Isolation Regulations continues to apply to a person within regulation 5(1)(a), (c), (d), (e), [F8(2) and (6)].

[F9(2A) Where P has received a notification in the form of Form B or Form D in paragraph 11(3), regulation 2A, apart from paragraphs (2)(a) and (3)(a), of the Self-Isolation Regulations apply to P.]

(3) Where a person (“B”) is self-isolating with P pursuant to the relevant self-isolation provisions, the requirement to self-isolate under sub-paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to B where—

(a)the test referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is P's day 8 test; and

(b)B undertook a day 2 test that generated a positive result.

(4) Subject to paragraph 4, where P's day 2 test and day 8 test both generate a negative result, P must continue to self-isolate in accordance with the relevant self-isolation provisions until the later of—

(a)the end of the default self-isolation period;

(b)the day on which P receives the result of their day 8 test.

(5) Where a mandatory test undertaken by P generates an inconclusive result P must continue to self-isolate in accordance with the relevant self-isolation provisions—

(a)until the end of the 10th day after the day P undertook the test;

(b)where P undertakes a test to which sub-paragraph (7) applies and the test generates a negative result, until the later of—

(i)the end of the default self-isolation period,

(ii)the day on which P receives the negative result; or

(c)where P undertakes a test to which sub-paragraph (7) applies and the test generates a positive result, until the end of the 10th day after the day P undertook the test.

(6) Where sub-paragraph (5)(c) applies, P is not required to undertake a day 8 test in accordance with regulation 6.

(7) This sub-paragraph applies to—

(a)a day 8 test;

(b)a test—

(i)complying with the requirements for a day 8 test specified in paragraphs 8 and 9 (other than the requirement in paragraph 9(1)(e) that the test be administered or provided to P no earlier than the end of the seventh day after the day on which P arrived in England),

(ii)undertaken in the circumstances specified in paragraph 10 (other than the circumstances in paragraph 10(2) about when a test must be undertaken), and

(iii)undertaken during the period specified in sub-paragraph (5)(a).

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 8 para. 3 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Optional testsE+W

4.—(1) This paragraph applies where P—

(a)is a non-Schedule 11 passenger who is required to comply with regulation 9, and

(b)undertakes a day 2 test which generates a negative or inconclusive result.

(2) P may undertake a test in accordance with Schedule 10 (optional testing after arrival in England), and, where the test generates a negative result, P ceases to be required to self-isolate from the time that P is notified of that result.

(3) P must in any event undertake the day 8 test booked in accordance with regulation 6.

(4) Where P ceases to be required to self-isolate under these Regulations in accordance with regulation 9(16), paragraph 3(1), (4) and (5) do not apply in relation to P's day 8 test.

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 8 para. 4 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Tests other than in accordance with these RegulationsE+W

5.—(1) This paragraph applies where—

(a)P is a non-Schedule 11 passenger;

(b)P undertakes a day 2 test which generates a negative result;

(c)while P is self-isolating under these Regulations, P subsequently undertakes a test other than in accordance with these Regulations; and

(d)P is notified that such test generates a positive result.

(2) P ceases to be required to self-isolate in accordance with these Regulations, and regulation 2A of the Self-Isolation Regulations applies in relation to P.

Commencement Information

I5Sch. 8 para. 5 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Day 2 tests: general test requirementsE+W

6.—(1) For the purposes of [F10regulations [F113J(10)(a)(i)] and 6(12)(a)], a day 2 test complies with this paragraph where—

(a)it is a test provided by a public provider; or

(b)it is a test provided by a private provider—

(i)in respect of—

(aa)a non-Schedule 11 passenger, on or after 1st March 2021;

(bb)a Schedule 11 passenger, on 1st or 2nd March 2021,

(ii)where the test complies with sub-paragraph (2), and

(iii)where the private provider complies with paragraph 7.

(2) A test complies with this sub-paragraph where—

(a)it is a semi-quantitative test for the detection of coronavirus which—

(i)targets a minimum of two distinguishable SARS-CoV-2 genes other than the S gene and performance reference controls,

(ii)includes routine in silico assurance against every variant of concern, and

(iii)produces a test solution that provides extracted nucleic acid that is suitable for whole genome sequencing using a specified method;

(b)it is, in relation to a Schedule 11 passenger, a test that can be self-administered;

(c)the manufacturer of any device used for the purposes of the test states that the device—

(i)uses an established molecular detection method,

(ii)has a specificity and a sensitivity [F12greater than or equal to 99% (or a 95% two-sided confidence interval entirely above 97%),]

(iii)has a limit of detection of less than or equal to 1000 SARS-CoV-2 copies per millilitre, and

(iv)is suitable for identifying every variant of concern; and

(d)any device used for the purposes of the test—

(i)can be put into service in accordance with Part 4 of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002, other than solely by virtue of regulation 39(2) of those Regulations, and

(ii)has been validated no more than 18 months before the test is administered or provided to P.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)“specified method” means a targeted sequence method specific to SARS-CoV-2 or an equivalent—

(i)amplicon method, or

(ii)sequence bait capture method;

(b)“validated”, in relation to a device, has the meaning given by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 10;

(c)“variant of concern” means a variant of SARS-CoV-2 identified in a designation made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this paragraph and published in a manner as appears to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I6Sch. 8 para. 6 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Day 2 tests: private provider requirementsE+W

7.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b)(iii), a private provider complies with this paragraph where—

(a)they comply with the requirements of paragraph 3(1)(a) and (e) to (h) of Schedule 10 as if any reference in those provisions to an appropriate test were a reference to a day 2 test;

(b)if the provider is a laboratory that conducts diagnostic test evaluation for testing in accordance with this Schedule, they have made a declaration to the Department of Health and Social Care that they meet the minimum standards for private sector-provided testing at https://support-covid-19-testing.dhsc.gov.uk/InternationalTesting [F13and the Department has confirmed in writing that it considers the provider meets those standards];

[F14(ba)they continue to meet the minimum standards to which the declaration mentioned in paragraph (b) relates;]

(c)they have provided the Department of Health and Social Care with a list of all organisations that they work with (whether by sub-contract or otherwise) to carry out the testing service or to carry out genomic sequencing, indicating the nature of the service that each organisation is providing, and kept that list updated as appropriate;

(d)the person responsible for the taking of samples meets the relevant requirements for accreditation to ISO standard 15189 or ISO/IEC standard 17025 in respect of the taking of samples;

(e)the laboratory used by the test provider for the processing of samples meets the relevant requirements for ISO standard 15189 or ISO/IEC standard 17025 in respect of the evaluation of the established molecular detection method and the genomic sequencing of samples;

(f)they receive the information required by paragraph 10(3) or (4) (as appropriate), and if they administer the test to P, they do so no later than the end of the second day after the day on which P arrived in England;

(g)each day, they notify the Secretary of State in writing of—

(i)the number of tests they sold on that day, F15...

(ii)in relation to each test sold on that day—

(aa)the date of the arrival in England of the person in respect of whom the test was sold, F16...

F17(bb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(cc)[F18whether the person in respect of whom the test was sold is an eligible [F19traveller] or not;][F20and

(dd)the test reference number given to P in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 10 (required circumstances for undertaking a day 2 test or a day 8 test)] [F21, and

(iii)in relation to each test the purchase of which was cancelled on that day, the information set out in sub-paragraph (ii)(aa) to (dd)];

(h)they sequence each sample with a cycle threshold less than 30 (equivalent to ~1,000 viral genome copies per millilitre);

[F22(ha)where—

(i)a sample is to be sequenced in accordance with paragraph (h), and

(ii)the sequencing is to take place at a laboratory (“the sequencing laboratory”) other than the laboratory at which the sample was initially processed (“the diagnostic laboratory”),

they secure that the sample is received at the sequencing laboratory no later than 24 hours after the result of the initial processing becomes known to the diagnostic laboratory;]

(i)in respect of the sequencing of samples, they must secure a reference genome coverage breadth of at least 50% and at least 30 times coverage;

(j)on a request by the Secretary of State or the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, they make samples available for the purpose of dual sequencing;

(k)they preserve and transport samples in a manner that enables genome sequencing;

(l)they have in place a process to remove human reads from any data submitted in a notification to [F23the United Kingdom Health Security Agency] pursuant to the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010; and

(m)if they arrange with another person (“X”) for X to carry out any element of the single end-to-end testing service on their behalf, the test provider ensures that X complies with the following so far as relevant to the carrying out of that element—

(i)paragraph 3(1)(e) to (h) of Schedule 10 as applied by paragraph (a) of this sub-paragraph,

(ii)paragraph (c) to (l) of this sub-paragraph,

(iii)paragraph 11(2), (3) and (4).

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(m), “single end-to-end testing service” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(2)(c) of Schedule 10.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(d) and (e), a person or laboratory (as the case may be) meets the relevant requirements for accreditation to a standard where the person who is the operator of the laboratory complies with the requirements of regulation 6 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 as if—

(a)a reference to an applicable test were a reference to a day 2 test;

(b)a reference to a test provider were a reference to a private provider [F24;]

[F25(c)in paragraph (1), the words from “and make a declaration” to “25th November 2020” were omitted.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I7Sch. 8 para. 7 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Day 2 tests: general requirements for lateral flow device testsE+W

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Textual Amendments

Day 2 tests: private provider requirements for lateral flow device testsE+W

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Textual Amendments

Day 8 tests: general test requirementsE+W

8.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 6(12)(b), a day 8 test complies with this paragraph where—

(a)it is a test provided by a public provider; or

(b)it is a test provided by a private provider—

(i)in respect of—

(aa)a non-Schedule 11 passenger, on or after 1st March 2021;

(bb)a Schedule 11 passenger, on 1st or 2nd March 2021,

(ii)where the test complies with sub-paragraph (2), and

(iii)where the private provider complies with paragraph 9.

[F28(2) A test complies with this sub-paragraph where—

(a)it is a semi-quantitative test for the detection of coronavirus which—

(i)targets a minimum of two distinguishable SARS-CoV-2 genes other than the S gene and performance reference controls,

(ii)includes routine in silico assurance against every variant of concern, and

(iii)produces a test solution that provides extracted nucleic acid that is suitable for whole genome sequencing using a specified method;

(b)it is, in relation to a Schedule 11 passenger, a test that can be self-administered;

(c)the manufacturer of any device used for the purposes of the test states that the device—

(i)uses an established molecular detection method,

(ii)has a specificity greater than or equal to 97% (or a 95% two-sided confidence interval entirely above 95%),

(iii)has a sensitivity greater than or equal to 95% (or a 95% two-sided confidence interval entirely above 90%),

(iv)has a limit of detection of less than or equal to 1000 SARS-CoV-2 copies per millilitre, and

(v)is suitable for identifying every variant of concern; and

(d)any device used for the purposes of the test—

(i)can be put into service in accordance with Part 4 of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002, other than solely by virtue of regulation 39(2) of those Regulations, and

(ii)has been validated no more than 18 months before the test is administered or provided to P.]

[F29(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)“specified method” means a targeted sequence method specific to SARS-CoV-2 or an equivalent—

(i)amplicon method, or

(ii)sequence bait capture method;

(b)“validated”, in relation to a device, has the meaning given by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 10;

(c)“variant of concern” means a variant of SARS-CoV-2 identified in a designation made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this paragraph and published in a manner as appears to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I8Sch. 8 para. 8 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Day 8 tests: private provider requirementsE+W

[F309.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 8(1)(b)(iii), a private provider complies with this paragraph where—

(a)they comply with the requirements of paragraph 3(1)(a) and (e) to (h) of Schedule 10 as if any reference in those provisions to an appropriate test were a reference to a day 8 test;

(b)if the provider is a laboratory that conducts diagnostic test evaluation for testing in accordance with this Schedule, they have made a declaration to the Department of Health and Social Care that they meet the minimum standards for private sector-provided testing at https://support-covid-19-testing.dhsc.gov.uk/InternationalTesting [F31and the Department has confirmed in writing that it considers the provider meets those standards];

[F32(ba)they continue to meet the minimum standards to which the declaration mentioned in paragraph (b) relates;]

(c)they have provided the Department of Health and Social Care with a list of all organisations that they work with (whether by sub-contract or otherwise) to carry out the testing service or to carry out genomic sequencing, indicating the nature of the service that each organisation is providing, and kept that list updated as appropriate;

(d)the person responsible for the taking of samples meets the relevant requirements for accreditation to ISO standard 15189 or ISO/IEC standard 17025 in respect of the taking of samples;

(e)the laboratory used by the test provider for the processing of samples meets the relevant requirements for ISO standard 15189 or ISO/IEC standard 17025 in respect of the evaluation of the established molecular detection method and the genomic sequencing of samples;

(f)they receive the information required by paragraph 10(3) or (4) (as appropriate), and if they administer the test to P, they do so no earlier than the end of the seventh day after the day on which P arrived in England;

(g)each day, they notify the Secretary of State in writing of—

(i)the number of tests they sold on that day, F33...

(ii)in relation to each test sold on that day—

(aa)the date of the arrival in England of the person in respect of whom the test was sold,

(bb)whether the person in respect of whom the test was sold is an eligible [F34traveller] or not, and

(cc)the test reference number given to P in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 10 (required circumstances for undertaking a day 2 test or a day 8 test) [F35, and

(iii)in relation to each test the purchase of which was cancelled on that day, the information set out in sub-paragraph (ii)(aa) to (cc)];

(h)they sequence each sample with a cycle threshold less than 30 (equivalent to ~1,000 viral genome copies per millilitre);

[F36(ha)where—

(i)a sample is to be sequenced in accordance with paragraph (h), and

(ii)the sequencing is to take place at a laboratory (“the sequencing laboratory”) other than the laboratory at which the sample was initially processed (“the diagnostic laboratory”);

they secure that the sample is received at the sequencing laboratory no later than 24 hours after the result of the initial processing becomes known to the diagnostic laboratory;]

(i)in respect of the sequencing of samples, they must secure a reference genome coverage breadth of at least 50% and at least 30 times coverage;

(j)on a request by the Secretary of State or the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, they make samples available for the purpose of dual sequencing;

(k)they preserve and transport samples in a manner that enables genome sequencing;

(l)they have in place a process to remove human reads from any data submitted in a notification to [F37the United Kingdom Health Security Agency] pursuant to the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010; and

(m)if they arrange with another person (“X”) for X to carry out any element of the single end-to-end testing service on their behalf, the test provider ensures that X complies with the following so far as relevant to the carrying out of that element—

(i)paragraph 3(1)(e) to (h) of Schedule 10 as applied by paragraph (a) of this sub-paragraph,

(ii)paragraph (c) to (l) of this sub-paragraph,

(iii)paragraph 11(2), (3) and (4).

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(m), “single end-to-end testing service” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(2)(c) of Schedule 10.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(d) and (e), a person or laboratory (as the case may be) meets the relevant requirements for accreditation to a standard where the person who is the operator of the laboratory complies with the requirements of regulation 6 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 as if—

(a)a reference to an applicable test were a reference to a day 8 test;

(b)a reference to a test provider were a reference to a private provider;

(c)in paragraph (1), the words from “and make a declaration” to “25th November 2020” were omitted.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I9Sch. 8 para. 9 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Required circumstances for undertaking a day 2 test or a day 8 testE+W

10.—(1) The circumstances mentioned in [F38regulations 3J(10) and 6(12)(a) and (b)] are as follows.

(2) In relation to—

(a)a day 2 test, P undertakes the test [F39in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions for use] no later than the end of the second day after the day on which P arrived in England;

(b)a day 8 test, P undertakes the test [F40in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions for use] no earlier than the end of the seventh day after the day on which P arrived in England.

[F41(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4)—

(a)at the time the test is booked P provides the test provider with the information set out or referred to in sub-paragraph (3B), and

F42(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

F43(3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F41(3B) The information to be provided at the time the test is booked is—

(a)notification that P is to undertake the test under these Regulations,

(b)the information set out in paragraph 4(b)(i) to (v) and (vii) to (xiv) of Schedule 10, and

(c)P’s home address, and—

(i)where P is a person intending to undertake a test in accordance with regulation 3J, the address or addresses at which they intend to stay while they remain in England (if different from their home address);

(ii)where P is a person to whom regulation 9(1)(a) or (b) applies, the address or addresses at which they intend to self-isolate, or are self-isolating, in accordance with regulation 9 (if different from their home address);

(iii)where P is a person to whom regulation 10 applies, the address of the accommodation designated for the purposes of Schedule 11.

F44(3C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

(4) Where P is a child, or a person with a disability who is unable for that reason to provide the notification and information set out or referred to in sub-paragraph (3) F45... to the test provider—

(a)the notification and information set out or referred to in sub-paragraph [F46(3B) F47...] F48..., other than the information set out in paragraph 4(b)(xi) and (xii) of Schedule 10, is provided to the test provider on P's behalf by another person (“Y”); and

(b)either the information set out in paragraph 4(b)(xi) and (xii) of Schedule 10 is provided by Y to the test provider or, where appropriate, Y provides their own telephone number and email address to the test provider.

(5) At the time the test is booked and payment made the test provider gives P [F49a separate test reference number in respect of each test to be provided to P] in the format specified in sub-paragraph (6) and, where appropriate, also provides that test reference number to Y.

(6) A test reference number must consist of 12 characters comprising 5 letters followed by 7 digits.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I10Sch. 8 para. 10 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Notification of test resultsE+W

11.—(1) This paragraph applies to a private provider who administers or provides a test F50..., to P in the circumstances described in paragraph 10.

(2) The private provider must, [F51within 48 hours of the time when the sample taken for the purposes of the test is received by the diagnostic laboratory]—

(a)notify P or, where paragraph 10(4) applies, Y by email, letter, or text message, of the result of P's test; or

(b)make P's test result available to P, or where paragraph 10(4) applies, to Y via a secure web portal,

in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).

(3) The notification of P's test result must include P's name, date of birth, passport number, or travel document reference number (as appropriate), the name and contact details of the test provider and P's test reference number, and must be conveyed using one of the following forms of words, as appropriate—

[F52Form A: negative test result

Your coronavirus (COVID-19) test result is negative. You did not have the virus when the test was done.

You are not required to quarantine or take a day 8 test if you are travelling from a country not on the red list and meet the requirements of being an ‘eligible traveller’.

If you are travelling from a country not on the red list and are not an ‘eligible traveller’, if you took the test on or before day 2 of your quarantine period, you must continue to quarantine until you have completed the 10 day quarantine period and received a negative result for a test taken on day 8. If you took the test on day 8, you may stop quarantining when you have completed your 10 day quarantine period.

You should self-isolate again if you get symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) – get an NHS coronavirus (COVID-19) test from https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test and self-isolate until you get the results.

For advice on when you might need to self-isolate and what to do, go to https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ and read ‘Self-isolation and treating symptoms’.

Form B: positive test result

Your coronavirus test result is positive. You had the virus when the test was done.

If you received a positive test result for the test taken you do not need to take any further tests.

You may be contacted for contact tracing and to check that you, and those who you live or are travelling with, are self-isolating.

You must not travel, including to leave the UK, during self-isolation.

Contact 111 if you need medical help. In an emergency dial 999.

Form C: unclear test result

Your coronavirus test result is unclear. It is not possible to say if you had the virus when the test was done.

You must take another test or self-isolate for 10 days from the day after your test date.

You may be contacted to check that you are self-isolating.]

[F53Form D: suspected positive result with Omicron variant

Your coronavirus test result is positive. You are therefore required to self-isolate for 10 full days after the date on which you first developed symptoms or, if you did not have symptoms, the date on which you took the test.

Your positive COVID test has been identified as a suspected Omicron variant.

You will be contacted shortly by NHS Test and Trace to obtain details of your household and close contacts, and to confirm your self-isolation period. Your household and close contacts will be required to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of age and vaccination status.

You must not travel, including to leave the UK, during self-isolation.

Contact 111 if you need medical help. In an emergency dial 999.]

(4) Where—

(a)regulation 4 [F54, 4ZA [F55, 4ZB] or 4A] of the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 applies in relation to the test provider; or

(b)if the test provider arranges with another person (“X”) for X to carry out any element of the single end-to-end testing service on their behalf, either of those regulations applies to X in the carrying out of that element,

the regulation applies as if it required the information described in sub-paragraph (5) to be included in the notification to [F56the United Kingdom Health Security Agency].

(5) The information mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) is—

(a)the date on which P last departed from or transited through a category 2 country or territory;

(b)P's coach number, flight number or vessel name (as appropriate);

F57(ba). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(bb)P’s passport number or travel document number (as appropriate);

(bc)the test reference number given to P in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 10 (required circumstances for undertaking a day 2 test or a day 8 test);

(c)the country or territory P was travelling from when P arrived in England, and any country or territory they transited through as part of that journey;

(d)the date on which P undertook the appropriate test;

(e)whether the test is—

F58(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F59(ii)a day 2 test for an eligible [F60traveller],

(iia)a day 2 test for a person who is [F61not an eligible traveller], or]

(iii)a day 8 test.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I11Sch. 8 para. 11 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

Notification of test results: lateral flow device testsE+W

F6211A.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Charge for day 2 tests and day 8 testsE+W

12.—(1) The Secretary of State or a person designated by the Secretary of State may impose a charge in respect of [F63any test provided in accordance with this Schedule by a public provider].

(2) The Secretary of State—

(a)must publish details of the charges in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate; and

(b)may recover any sum owed by a person pursuant to such a charge as a debt.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I12Sch. 8 para. 12 in force at 17.5.2021 at 4.00 a.m., see reg. 1(2)

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