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Global Travel Taskforce
The Global Travel Taskforce is an advisory body of the government of the United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps announced the formation of the group on 7 October 2020 as a cross-government response to an identified need to enable the safe and sustainable recovery of international travel and to introduce a COVID-19 testing system for travellers visiting the UK. In a Written Statement to Parliament of 7 October 2020, the Transport Secretary pledged to formally report to the Prime Minister by early November 2020 with the taskforce's recommendations as to how the country can help global travel resume safe operation. The Government intends that the work of the taskforce will be performed in collaboration with the transport and tourism industries along with the private sector, specifically in relation to COVID-19 testing.
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Any ongoing work in relation to travel corridors and related policies is not expected to come under the auspices of the taskforce.
The taskforce will be jointly chaired by Grant Shapps and Matt Hancock. The group will work with the following government departments and bodies: Department for Transport, Department for Health and Social Care, NHS Test and Trace, Public Health England, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; HM Treasury; The Home Office; Department for International Trade; and the No 10 / Cabinet Office C–19 Taskforce.
Officials from the nations of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom will also be involved with the work of the taskforce despite the fundamental theme of health being a devolved issue.
On 11 October 2020, it emerged that the taskforce was exploring ways in which the required period to self-isolate in the UK could be reduced for people arriving from overseas using COVID-19 testing provided by the private sector which would be paid for by the person travelling.
On 14 October, Grant Shapps announced proposals for a testing scheme involving a single COVID-19 test to be performed 7 days after arrival in the UK from a high-risk country. The new testing regime would not negate the need to undergo quarantine for one week after arrival in the United Kingdom. The move would be in keeping with the government's preference for a hybrid solution of lessening the duration required in quarantine with the upscaling of a testing regime within the private sector.
On 16 October, the BBC reported that those returning from travel would have to fund their own private COVID-19 tests in order to prevent NHS capacity from being adversely affected.
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Global Travel Taskforce
The Global Travel Taskforce is an advisory body of the government of the United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps announced the formation of the group on 7 October 2020 as a cross-government response to an identified need to enable the safe and sustainable recovery of international travel and to introduce a COVID-19 testing system for travellers visiting the UK. In a Written Statement to Parliament of 7 October 2020, the Transport Secretary pledged to formally report to the Prime Minister by early November 2020 with the taskforce's recommendations as to how the country can help global travel resume safe operation. The Government intends that the work of the taskforce will be performed in collaboration with the transport and tourism industries along with the private sector, specifically in relation to COVID-19 testing.
Source:
Any ongoing work in relation to travel corridors and related policies is not expected to come under the auspices of the taskforce.
The taskforce will be jointly chaired by Grant Shapps and Matt Hancock. The group will work with the following government departments and bodies: Department for Transport, Department for Health and Social Care, NHS Test and Trace, Public Health England, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; HM Treasury; The Home Office; Department for International Trade; and the No 10 / Cabinet Office C–19 Taskforce.
Officials from the nations of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom will also be involved with the work of the taskforce despite the fundamental theme of health being a devolved issue.
On 11 October 2020, it emerged that the taskforce was exploring ways in which the required period to self-isolate in the UK could be reduced for people arriving from overseas using COVID-19 testing provided by the private sector which would be paid for by the person travelling.
On 14 October, Grant Shapps announced proposals for a testing scheme involving a single COVID-19 test to be performed 7 days after arrival in the UK from a high-risk country. The new testing regime would not negate the need to undergo quarantine for one week after arrival in the United Kingdom. The move would be in keeping with the government's preference for a hybrid solution of lessening the duration required in quarantine with the upscaling of a testing regime within the private sector.
On 16 October, the BBC reported that those returning from travel would have to fund their own private COVID-19 tests in order to prevent NHS capacity from being adversely affected.