Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

(asked on 26th February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what arrangements are in place for the children of separated parents where one parent or child lives overseas to be able to move between their parents during the period of covid-19 restrictions on international travel; and what requirements are in place for the (a) self isolation and (b) quarantine of those children.


Answered by
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Nadine Dorries
This question was answered on 12th April 2021

From 15 February, anyone permitted to arrive into the United Kingdom will have to isolate for ten days. If they been in a ‘red list’ country, this will be in a Government-approved managed quarantine hotel or, if arriving from an ‘amber’ country, self-isolation at home or the home of a friend or family member. It will be mandatory for all arrivals to take a test on day two and eight of their 10 day quarantine period. This will provide an additional layer of protection against the risk posed by variants.

There are no exemptions for joint custody parental visits. However, in situations where it would not be reasonable for a parent/guardian to stay in a managed quarantine hotel with a child who has entered the country, alternative arrangements can be made at the approval of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. This would be dealt with on a case by case basis.

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