SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7

Managed isolation

Modification of application of this Schedule where P is a relevant person
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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.
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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the Department has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.
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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the Department has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.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—
  1. provides accommodation for its pupils on its own premises, or
  2. arranges accommodation for its pupils to be provided elsewhere (other than in connection with a residential trip away from the school).
- “school” has the meaning given in Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 .
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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.
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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.
1986 No. 594 (N.I. 3)