UK Offence Report

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 1045 — creates 5 criminal offences.

5offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
27 September 2020
In force from
28 September 2020
Extent
Not stated
Subject
COVID-19 emergency legislation (2020-2022)
Made under
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, S.I. 2020/1005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Part 1 of these Regulations impose self-isolation requirements in relation to persons who have tested positive for coronavirus and their contacts. Regulation 4 amends the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Collection of Contact Details etc and Related Requirements) Regulations 2020 to— a amend the definition of local authority so that where there are two tier authorities, a District Council may issue a Fixed Penalty Notice. b provide that in addition to the Secretary of State, a relevant person must also disclose any details he has retained pursuant to the Regulations to a Public Health Officer, on request of that Public Health Officer. c provide that it is an offence not to comply with a requirement in regulations 14 and 16 of the Regulations. d amend the fixed penalty notice amounts. In particular for the third breach the amount of any notice is to be £4,000 and for the fourth and any subsequent breach, it is £10,000. e amend the Schedule to make clear that gyms are included as a listed service. Part 2— a prohibits an employer from allowing a worker to attend any place (except the place where they are required to self-isolate) for any purpose connected to the worker’s employment; b sets out the prohibition on knowingly allowing a self-isolating worker or a self-isolating agency worker to be present anywhere for work purposes, other than the place where they are required to self-isolate; c requires a self-isolating worker to inform their employer of the requirement on them to self-isolate; and d requires a self-isolating agency worker to inform either their employer, the agency or the principal of the requirement on them to self-isolate. It requires whoever has received such a notification to pass the information on to the two other parties. Part 3 provides for enforcement, in particular as to offences and fixed penalty notices, as well as disclosure of information. It also provides for the review and expiry of these Regulations.

Offences created by this instrument

What Parliament said about it

Hansard was searched for this instrument by name and returned nothing. That is the ordinary outcome: an instrument laid under the negative procedure is usually never debated, and becomes law without a word said about it in either House.

How Parliament handled it

Both Houses had to approve this instrument before it could take effect, and did so.

Procedure
Made affirmative — both Houses had to approve it
Could either House amend it?
No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.
Committee
Drawn to the special attention of the Houses by a scrutiny committee

Procedural history

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