Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Greencore) Regulations 2020
PART 3Enforcement
Enforcement of requirement to self-isolate6.
(1)
Where an authorised person has reasonable grounds to believe that a person (“P”) has left, or is outside of, the place where P is self-isolating in contravention of regulation 4, the authorised person may—
(a)
direct P to return to the place where P is self-isolating;
(b)
remove P to the place where P is self-isolating.
(2)
An authorised person exercising the power in paragraph (1)(b) may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power.
(3)
Where P is a child and has left, or is outside of, the place where they are self-isolating and accompanied by an individual who has responsibility for them—
(a)
an authorised person may direct that individual to take P to the place where P is self-isolating; and
(b)
that individual must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that P complies with any direction given by an authorised person to P.
(4)
Where P is a child, and an authorised person has reasonable grounds to believe that P is repeatedly failing to comply with regulation 4, the authorised person may direct any individual who has responsibility for P to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that P so complies.
(5)
An authorised person may only exercise a power in paragraph (1), (3) or (4) if the authorised person considers that it is a necessary and proportionate means of ensuring compliance with regulation 4.
(6)
For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)
“authorised person” means—
(i)
a constable; or
(ii)
a person designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this regulation; and
(b)
an individual has responsibility for a child if the individual—
(i)
has custody or charge of the child for the time being; or