Since the introduction of the travel quarantine regime in the summer, police officers have carried out more than 4,000 investigations. The regulations apply to England, and Ms Patel said devolved administrations would set out their own rules for enforcing the quarantine. People arriving in England from Covid-19 hotspots abroad face fines of up to 10,000 and a 10 . Some of the latest penalties to be introduced include an 800 fine for those attending house parties and fines of thousands for arrivals from abroad in breach of strict new quarantine rules. The four UK nations have agreed that people arriving from high-risk countries on a red list will have to quarantine in hotels, but Scotland plans to introduce a more comprehensive approach to managed quarantine. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. Meanwhile, a fifth of people said it was acceptable to break the law to go to work - and a quarter said they'd ignore the post-travel quarantine to care for someone in a different household. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. notification comes via the NHS Covid-19 app); create additional obligations for workers, and those they work Other passengers coming from countries not included in the red list are allowed to self-isolate for 10 days. But just what happens if you break that quarantine? It comes as the latest Department of Health figures show another 359 people have died after contracting coronavirus, bringing the UK total to 39,728. The police can now check the NHS Test and Trace database to investigate a tip-off about a quarantine-breaker. How will restrictions be enforced? Plans to force almost all arrivals to the UK to isolate for 14 days have been confirmed by the home secretary. Other offences range from failing to wear a face covering to giving false information to the NHS Track and Trace following a positive test. The content of this article is intended to provide a general Local Authorities will focus on the principle of encouraging, educating and supporting self-compliance. MORE : Trump says US to begin breakthrough plasma treatment for coronavirus. think. When are you allowed to travel in tier 4? Is climate change killing Australian wine? "If the UK imposes a quarantine period, we will apply it too," a French official said. England are now contained in the (even more snappily titled) Health Extra BTP [British Transport Police] officers are being deployed to ensure only those who need to take essential journeys can travel safely.. One student in Brighton told the BBC how she had been furious with her own family, who'd broken the quarantine of a relative. . An additional 1,871 people tested positive in the last 24-hour period. Can you travel in and out of Tier 4 areas? Those given fixed penalty notices by police mean people can either pay a penalty - between 200 and 10,000 - or opt to face a criminal prosecution. The government has so far contracted at least 16 hotels with an initial 4,600 rooms. Overall - there were just 38 penalties for breaching holiday quarantine. Is climate change killing Australian wine? People who conceal the fact they have been in a 'red list' country in the 10 days before their arrival in the UK also face up to 10 years in prison. Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator But one of the lessons of the pandemic is that, where The closest anyone has come, he says, is when Health Secretary Matt Hancock said to young people, "Don't Kill Granny". Read about our approach to external linking. 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From Monday 15th February, arrivals from the countries on the UK government's 'red list' - currently numbering 33 - will face mandatory hotel quarantine for 10 days, costing each traveller . Quite simply, with crime approaching pre-lockdown levels, frontline officers have more urgent things to do. rules. But almost 700 other cases were unresolved because police couldn't get to the bottom of whether someone had broken the. measures in this country, despite the government's rhetoric on Under the changes, passengers coming from so-called red list countries, where the virus continues to spread widely or where new potentially more transmissible variants have emerged, are also required to buy a quarantine package to cover both testing and hotel accommodation during the mandatory quarantine. We need this to enable us to match you with other users from the same organisation. COVID vaccines could have links with causing tinnitus as new theories emerge, More teenagers unprotected from serious diseases as vaccine uptake falls. People arriving in England from Covid-19 hotspots abroad face fines of up to 10,000 and a 10 year jail sentence if they break the new travel rules, the Health Secretary has announced. Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) She'd booked a trip to Majorca with a friend. The UKs Department of Health and Social Care said that the tough new enforcement rules, which include mandatory hotel quarantines for the first time, will come into force on February 15. Large-scale isolation and quarantine was last enforced during the influenza ("Spanish Flu") pandemic in 1918-1919. 'traffic light' system for international travel. On Wednesday, Martin Hewitt, the head of the National Police Chiefs Council, said there would be no "manhunt" for travel quarantine breakers. fact that most countries are now on either the amber or the red "Our responsibility is to do the check and we have given some tickets or where we are unable to get an answer we feed that back to the triage centre that is run by Border Force and it's their responsibility to take it on. Businesses may also be fined if loud music is playing, which encourages people to sing, or if dancing is taking place without social distancing. All Rights Reserved. In contrast, most other states' quarantine orders are only required for travelers coming from. The move was announced on Wednesday by Matt Hancock in response to the rising number of coronavirus cases, which have seen hospital admissions reach the peak last seen in April. foul of the Fraud Act 2006, which creates another offence that is On travel, one in 10 said they wouldn't self-isolate after returning from a hot spot - rising to 16% among the under 34s. through an amber or red-list country, to self-isolate for up to 10 separate regulations to remain closed or to have limited capacity, Others may have been given fixed penalty notices by UK Border Force. Venues that must remain closed by law can be fined up to 10,000 if they are found to be illegally open during lockdown . Several people have already been fined 10,000 for failing to declare they had travelled to the UK from a "red. So what happened when Alice returned home? More than 300,000 cases were passed to investigators . Mondaq Ltd 1994 - 2023. These simple steps can make a huge difference to reduce the spread of the virus, but we will not hesitate to put in place further measures if cases continue to rise. What are the fines for breaking tier 4 rules? More than 200 were found to be ignoring the quarantine requirement and escaped a fine because they listened to the officer on their doorstep. On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. When they came home, they didn't shut themselves away for a fortnight. include, where the person has come from or recently travelled Anyone who has received a positive test result, or has been told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace after being in close contact with a confirmed case, also faces a fine for non-compliance. any person classed as 'potentially infectious' (which could Those who are told to self-isolate from today will receive backdated payments, if they are eligible, once the scheme is set up in their local authority. It is also part of the information that we share to our content providers ("Contributors") who contribute Content for free for your use. In the past month police have issued 18 fines over gatherings of more than 30 people at events such as music performances, protests and private parties. Around the world, flouting coronavirus regulations can have expensive consequences. Others may have been given fixed penalty notices by UK Border Force. Back in her sunny garden in Surrey, Alice, too, didn't think it would happen to her. Police chiefs also revealed that crime is almost back to 2019 levels after falling dramatically at the height of the pandemic lockdown. Sections 1 to 3 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/contents, 5. 2023 BBC. Those who are caught breaking quarantine following their arrival in the UK could face a fine of up to 1,000. Cases are being referred to Border Force because police are busy as crime rises after a drop during the height of the pandemic. This could increase to up to 10,000 for repeat offences and the most serious breaches, including for those preventing others from self-isolating. If you are required to self-isolate but you don't , you can be fined 10,000. There have not so far been any reports of their Britons could face fines for gathering in groups larger than six and for not wearing face coverings in mandatory places. Fixed penalty notices (FPNs) have been an enforcement tool in the UK since they were introduced to deal with minor parking offences in the 1950s. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. But now, imported cases of the virus posed a more significant threat, she said, so it was now important to "protect our hard-won progress as we move in the right direction".