Albion Dan
Banned
Where is that from, I couldn't see it in bill you linked to.
That was a summary. If you look at the act schedule 21 contains information about “powers relating to potentially infectious persons”. The act says that someone suspected to be infectious can be required to remain at a specified place for up to 14 days.
Later, in a section about children and these powers, the act says they can only be enacted in relation to children in the presence of someone who is “an individual who has responsibility for the child”. This can be either someone who:
“has custody or charge of the child for the time being”, or
has “parental responsibilities or parental rights in relation to the child”.
The legislation also says “if the child is not accompanied by such an individual,” it would be in the presence of “an adult (not being a person on whom powers are conferred under this Part of this Schedule) that the person exercising the power considers to be appropriate, having regard to any views of the child”.
This would mean a school representative could be considered appropriate if required.
The bill is accessible online if you wish to check.
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