The scheme, to reduce quarantine from 14 days to five, is due to start “by 15 December”. Requirements are spelled out in the government’s Report of the Global Travel Taskforce.
The report warned: “Using an NHS test will not legally permit anyone to be released from self-isolation; any individual who attempts to use an NHS test in this way will be subject to a fixed penalty notice.
“The government will be taking steps to mitigate this risk, including working with transport operators to ensure passengers are made fully aware of how the scheme works and how they can opt in.”
