Removed Falkland Islands from list of acute list countries. Updated to reflect pre-departure test extension to everybody aged 12 and over. Added information box and link and updated seamen section in sectoral exemptions, update to covid testing in travelling to England in managed and self-isolation page. Updated to reflect PCR testing requirement. Added suspended information to film and tv sectoral exemption. point of divergence between the four nations. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Country exemptions page and key facts page updated to reflect the fact that the travel corridors have been suspended until further notice. Planning foreign travel and information on travel rules. Caution note added to key facts page regarding travel restrictions from the UK. Added details in the sectoral exemptions chapter, seafarers section on cruise ship detail. There was already a travel ban in place for non-British citizens and residents who have been in or transited through these countries in the previous 10 daysbefore hotel quarantine was introduced. The government will need to find enough suitable hotel rooms to quarantine new arrivals to the UK. However, there is a loophole. But Scotland also originally announced that a Managed Isolation Welfare Fund would be launched for those who couldnt afford the charge. ", We pay for your stories and videos! Updated travel information for Brazil, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba and Qatar. Three meals per day as well as fruit and soft drinks, water, tea and coffee are provided in room. Added link to news release - expanded travel green list for Scotland - dated 24 June, following latest review. Once in quarantine, arrivals need to provide regular health updates on a self-diagnosis app, as well as three rounds of testing. 6. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? [1]Department for Transport,Coronavirus (COVID-19): travel bans to the UK, 18 November 2020,www.gov.uk/guidance/transport-measures-to-protect-the-uk-from-variant-strains-of-covid-19; Department for TransportandForeign, Commonwealth andDevelopment Office,Travel bans extended as United Arab Emirates, Burundi and Rwanda added to red list to prevent spread of new variant, 28 January 2021,www.gov.uk/government/news/travel-bans-extended-as-united-arab-emirates-burundi-and-rwanda-added-to-red-list-to-prevent-spread-of-new-variant, [2]Department for Transport,Travel from South American destinations, Portugal, Panama and Cape Verde banned to prevent spread of new variant, 14 January 2021,www.gov.uk/government/news/travel-from-south-american-destinations-portugal-panama-and-cape-verde-banned-to-prevent-spread-of-new-variant;Hansard,Covid-19 Update, Volume 688: debated on Wednesday 27 January 2021,https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-01-27/debates/6775A7DF-70AE-4198-8F00-57D12516675D/Covid-19Update, [3]Department of Health and Social Care, 'Quarantining in a managed quarantine hotel' in 'Booking and staying in a quarantine hotel when you arrive in England', 11 February 2021,www.gov.uk/guidance/booking-and-staying-in-a-quarantine-hotel-when-you-arrive-in-england#exemptions, [4] Department of Health and Social Care, 'Exemptions' in 'Booking and staying in a quarantine hotel when you arrive in England', 11 February 2021,www.gov.uk/guidance/booking-and-staying-in-a-quarantine-hotel-when-you-arrive-in-england#quarantining-in-a-managed-quarantine-hotel, [5] Home Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: The work of the Home Secretary, HC 561,24 February 2021,https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1732/pdf/, [6]Cabinet Office,National lockdown: Stay at Home, 4 January 2021,www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home#international-travel; 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More than 100,000. Hampton by Hilton Edinburgh West End 6 . BREAKING: Scotland's Transport Secretary is setting out plans for hotel quarantine. Regent Road The Scottish government cost for hotel quarantine is 1,750 for an adult and an add-on of 325 for a child aged five to 11. Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies. That's why Scotland is now making all intentional arrivals (with a few well documented exemptions) quarantine for 10 days on arrival. No. The Scottish Government does not have all the information you have asked for because the standard of the rooms and allocation of them to passengers will be at the discretion of the hotel. A QUARANTINE loophole row has broken out after it emerged families flying into Scotland have been able to dodge 10 days of hotel isolation. Scotland To Continue 10-Day Mandatory Hotel Quarantine For Arrivals. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Name of all hotels and airports associated with hotel allocations 2. Boarding school pupils and children under 18 travelling without an adult information updated. To only allow the cookies that make the site work, click 'Use essential cookies only.' Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said there should be no limit on the number of people inquarantine at any one time - but space will not be a problem as international travel is low, andhotels are empty due to travel restrictions. Minor change to 'What fully vaccinated means' on Red/non-red countries. SCOTTISH transport secretary, Michael Matheson, has made it official that travellers will be staying at a designated hotel for ten days on arrival from Monday, Feb. 15. Hong Kong has barred entry to citizens and residents who have been in the UK or South Africa in the previous three weeks. In order to try and reduce the number of people travelling across the border from all destinations, the government has said that people can only travel internationally where they have a legally permitted reason to leave home (e.g. What challenges might the government encounter running hotel quarantine? People flying directly into Scotland on international flights have to self-isolate for 10 days in a quarantine hotel, under new regulations which took effect on Monday. Families with children and people with specific medical needs will be prioritised. Added information about previous positive test results to testing for people travelling to Scotland section. Upon arrival at their quarantine hotel, travellers will be given two UK home testing kits to be completed on day two and day eight of isolation. 1. [20]In May 2020, this was extended to all arrivals. Updated to reflect changes including addition of Botswana and Saudi Arabia and removal of Canary Islands from 04:00o on 12/12/21. Added Ethiopia section to Testing rules for travelling to Scotland page. Ten Hill Place 3 . As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Ms Truss has written a 4,000-word essay in todays Sunday Telegraph in which she stood by her plans to boost economic growth during her short tenure in No 10, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker fails to stop team-mate Joel Matip (not pictured) from scoring an own goal during the Premier League match at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, A member of the public lines the road into St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire, with missing posters of Nicola Bulley, 45, as police continue their search for the missing woman who was last seen on the morning of Friday January 27, when she was spotted walking her dog on a footpath by the nearby River Wyre, Not your usual prisoner! The Scottish government said it would be "block booking" 1,300 rooms. [22] On boarding and arrival, travellers must provide proof of a place to quarantine for 14 days, or else will be refused entry. Travellers must pre-book a. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. Text updates to Red and non-red list rules. Amended red, amber and green lists to reflect changes coming into effect at 4am. Updates to Overview and Regulations pages. Amended information note about travel relating to China to include advice to check the gov.uk foreign travel advice page. Those in quarantine are charged for their stay: AUD$3000 (around 1600) for individuals, with lower rates for extra adults and children travelling in a family group. Linked to news release announcing changes to the red list from 11 October. Do you have a story or video for The Scottish Sun? Final costs for those not travelling alone are currently being worked through, as well as the details for a Managed Isolation Welfare Fund which will be launched for those who cannot afford the charge. For information on requirements for other countries youshouldcheck GOV.UKs foreign travel advice. Added Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and Philippines to list of acute risk countries as of 4am on Friday 9 April. Six hotels, with a combined capacity of 1,300 rooms, near Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports have been identified for the required quarantining. Self isolation advice changed from 7 to 10 days. There are 33 countries on this 'red list',[2] including South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Portugal and Brazil, and the government has said it will add more if needed. Added Myanmar to list of exemptions in testing for people travelling to Scotland section. Link updated on testing for people travelling to Scotland page. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. 6. The Scottish Government will continue to engage with airports and discussions to secure a four nations approach to contracting the security, transport and accommodation services required are already under way. This means organising security and transport to the hotels and monitoring the health and welfare of those in quarantine, via testing and assessments. Following a review of actual numbers of travellers, the initial level of provision has been scaled down and at present the hotels that are supporting the Managed Isolation programme are: 2. The high-risk countries already have travel bans in place, meaning there are already few people entering the UK from these areas. The country has restricted their borders to citizens and residents (with a few limited exceptions). Key facts page amended to include information about requirement to have a valid negative COVID-19 test result, taken no more than three days before the scheduled time of departure. amber countries. What about travellers from other destinations? According to NBC News, the breach happened over a week ago. Updated travel information for Portugal and French Polynesia. Updated travel information for Cyprus and Lithuania. Changes made to 'getting help paying for your hotel quarantine section' email and telephone numbers on the managed and self isolation page. The measures were brought into legal effect by the Minister for Health with the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, published on 7 . There is an option to apply for a deferred payment plan if individuals are facing significant financial hardship, which is only available for those in receipt of income-related benefits. Six hotels close to Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports with a combined capacity of 1,300 rooms will be used to implement the quarantine. These are specially chosen hotels, staffed by teams of health professionals, hotel and government staff, who provide regular testing and health assessments. Soapbox, The Institute is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales I don't know which ones but you only have the choice of two. Amended overview page to make clear who the guide is for and better links between pre-arrival tests and fully vaccinated rules. If travellers test positive at any point, they will be required to stay in the quarantine hotel until at least 10 days after the test was taken. Please do not provide any personal information, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except for graphic assets and where otherwise stated, Travel to England from another country during coronavirus (COVID-19), For information on requirements for other countries you, Even though Scotlands rules have ended, other countries may still have travel rules in place. If you need to prove which vaccinations youve had when you arrive in another country, you can normally use your, take any covid tests before you leave for Scotland, or after you arrive. Click 'Accept all cookies' to agree to all cookies that collect anonymous data. The debt, and any missed payments, will also be pursued by the government. The cost to the first traveller in a room. Changes to Overview, Red amber and green list countries, Sectoral exemptions and Managed isolation: what you must do pages. Frequency of room cleaning, laundry, in room services & toiletry changing. One. There will be a laundry service if travellers need to have clothes washed. Help improve gov.scot by filling in a short survey. Phone: 0300 244 4000, The Scottish Government But Mr Matheson said: "We know that is not sufficient and we have therefore gone further. One of the new works by Banksy, appears to show a 1950s housewife, wearing a classic blue pinny and yellow washing up gloves, with a swollen eye and a missing tooth seemingly shoving her male partner into a chest freezer, the piece is set on a white wall backdrop in Kent. HP10 9TY. Updated to include upcoming changes to rules for fully vaccinated travellers. Sectoral exemptions amended because the existing exemption for transporting human cells or blood will be extended to arrivals from all countries effective from 4am on Friday 23 April. Revised red list to show upcoming changes. QUARANTINE hotels are "under active consideration" by ministers as they plan for how Scotlandcan safely exit from lockdown without importing a third wave of the virus. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. 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