SCHEDULE 7Managed isolation
Modification of application of this Schedule where P is a relevant person
17.
(1)
Where P is a relevant person (see paragraphs 18 to 21), this Schedule applies to P with the following modifications—
(a)
the reference in paragraph 5 to the means of transport designated in the managed isolation package booked for P are to be read as references to transport determined by the Department,
(b)
the references in paragraphs 5, 7 and 8 to a managed isolation package are to be read as references to a managed isolation package containing such provisions as to accommodation, transport and testing as the Department considers appropriate,
(c)
paragraph 6 does not apply to P.
18.
P is a relevant person if—
(a)
P is—
(i)
a person requiring urgent medical assistance,
(ii)
a person on immigration bail,
(iii)
a person who has been detained by an immigration officer,
(iv)
a person who has been refused leave to enter the UK,
(v)
an illegal entrant,
(vi)
an asylum seeker,
(vii)
a person who is in police custody,
(viii)
an unaccompanied child, where it is not reasonable for a person with responsibility for P to reside with the child in accommodation designated by the Department for the purposes of this Schedule,
(ix)
a prisoner,
(x)
a potential victim of modern slavery; and
(b)
the Department has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.
19.
(1)
P is a relevant person if—
(a)
P is, or was on the 1st September 2020, a child,
(b)
P travels to the UK for the purposes of receiving education at a boarding school in Northern Ireland at which education and accommodation is due to be provided for P,
(c)
P is not accompanied into the UK by an individual who has responsibility for P, or if P is aged 18, would have had such responsibility if P were a child, and
(d)
the Department has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.
(2)
In this paragraph—
“boarding school” means a school which—
(a)
provides accommodation for its pupils on its own premises, or
(b)
arranges accommodation for its pupils to be provided elsewhere (other than in connection with a residential trip away from the school).
20.
(1)
P is a relevant person if—
(a)
P is vulnerable as a result of a severe medical or health condition,
(b)
P would not receive appropriate support in designated accommodation and that condition would be severely detrimentally impacted if P were required to isolate in such accommodation,
(c)
P has provided evidence from a suitably qualified or registered medical practitioner of the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), and
(d)
the Department has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.
(2)
P is also a relevant person if travelling with a person who is a relevant person by virtue of sub-paragraph (2), where it is necessary for P to care for that relevant person, and where the Department has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.
21.
P is a relevant person if—
(a)
P needs to visit a person (D) whom P reasonably believes is dying, or where D is severely ill,
(b)
P is a member of D’s household or a close family member or friend of D,
(c)
it would not be reasonably practicable for P to visit D if P were required to isolate in designated accommodation, and
(d)
the Department has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.