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Test to release for Children under 11 arriving to UK from Abroad

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samkma
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edited 19 May at 4:55PM in Coronavirus Board
Test to release for Children under 11 arriving to UK from Abroad.
Is it correct that they don't require a test to release pcr test?

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  • Caz3121
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    There is a variety of different tests
    pre travel - no requirement for under 11's as per link above
    test of day 2 and day 8 booked in advance does not apply for under 5's https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive-in-england - "Children under 5 do not need to take the day-2 or day-8 test"
    Test to Release to end quarantine early with test on day 5 does not appear to state an age "
    You will need to book an individual test for each person opting into Test to Release, including children." https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-test-to-release-for-international-travel
  • samkma
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    Caz3121 said:
    There is a variety of different tests
    pre travel - no requirement for under 11's as per link above
    test of day 2 and day 8 booked in advance does not apply for under 5's https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive-in-england - "Children under 5 do not need to take the day-2 or day-8 test"
    Test to Release to end quarantine early with test on day 5 does not appear to state an age "You will need to book an individual test for each person opting into Test to Release, including children." https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-test-to-release-for-international-travel
    Thank you
    Is that different if arriving in an airport in England but living in Wales?
  • epm-84
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    edited 27 March 2021 at 6:47PM
    samkma said:
    Caz3121 said:
    There is a variety of different tests
    pre travel - no requirement for under 11's as per link above
    test of day 2 and day 8 booked in advance does not apply for under 5's https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive-in-england - "Children under 5 do not need to take the day-2 or day-8 test"
    Test to Release to end quarantine early with test on day 5 does not appear to state an age "You will need to book an individual test for each person opting into Test to Release, including children." https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-test-to-release-for-international-travel
    Thank you
    Is that different if arriving in an airport in England but living in Wales?
    I'm afraid the information posted by @unforeseen is incorrect. Wales does not have the same exemptions.

    Anyone over the age of 5 returning to Wales must be tested prior to arrival if they have been outside the Common Travel Area in the previous 10 days.  So even if you arrived at Manchester airport, stayed in a hotel in Manchester for 8 days and then returned to Wales (whether or not that would be legal) everyone over the age of 5 must have been tested prior to returning to Wales.

    Also the Welsh government website says there is no Test To Release system in Wales, so and anyone over the age of 5 must self-isolate for 10 days however many tests they have. 

    https://gov.wales/how-isolate-when-you-travel-wales-coronavirus-covid-19
    https://gov.wales/exemptions-self-isolation-coronavirus-covid-19-html#section-48360


  • unforeseen
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    epm-84 said:
    samkma said:
    Caz3121 said:
    There is a variety of different tests
    pre travel - no requirement for under 11's as per link above
    test of day 2 and day 8 booked in advance does not apply for under 5's https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive-in-england - "Children under 5 do not need to take the day-2 or day-8 test"
    Test to Release to end quarantine early with test on day 5 does not appear to state an age "You will need to book an individual test for each person opting into Test to Release, including children." https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-test-to-release-for-international-travel
    Thank you
    Is that different if arriving in an airport in England but living in Wales?
    I'm afraid the information posted by @unforeseen is incorrect. Wales does not have the same exemptions.

    Anyone over the age of 5 returning to Wales must be tested prior to arrival if they have been outside the Common Travel Area in the previous 10 days.  So even if you arrived at Manchester airport, stayed in a hotel in Manchester for 8 days and then returned to Wales (whether or not that would be legal) everyone over the age of 5 must have been tested prior to returning to Wales.

    Also the Welsh government website says there is no Test To Release system in Wales, so and anyone over the age of 5 must self-isolate for 10 days however many tests they have. 

    https://gov.wales/how-isolate-when-you-travel-wales-coronavirus-covid-19
    https://gov.wales/exemptions-self-isolation-coronavirus-covid-19-html#section-48360


    Welsh government need to tidy up their site. 
    https://gov.wales/testing-people-travelling-wales-coronavirus-covid-19
    People are bound to get it wrong if they fail to correctly update their information, but there its symptomatic of the way Drakeford has handled it from the start. 
  • epm-84
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    epm-84 said:
    samkma said:
    Caz3121 said:
    There is a variety of different tests
    pre travel - no requirement for under 11's as per link above
    test of day 2 and day 8 booked in advance does not apply for under 5's https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive-in-england - "Children under 5 do not need to take the day-2 or day-8 test"
    Test to Release to end quarantine early with test on day 5 does not appear to state an age "You will need to book an individual test for each person opting into Test to Release, including children." https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-test-to-release-for-international-travel
    Thank you
    Is that different if arriving in an airport in England but living in Wales?
    I'm afraid the information posted by @unforeseen is incorrect. Wales does not have the same exemptions.

    Anyone over the age of 5 returning to Wales must be tested prior to arrival if they have been outside the Common Travel Area in the previous 10 days.  So even if you arrived at Manchester airport, stayed in a hotel in Manchester for 8 days and then returned to Wales (whether or not that would be legal) everyone over the age of 5 must have been tested prior to returning to Wales.

    Also the Welsh government website says there is no Test To Release system in Wales, so and anyone over the age of 5 must self-isolate for 10 days however many tests they have. 

    https://gov.wales/how-isolate-when-you-travel-wales-coronavirus-covid-19
    https://gov.wales/exemptions-self-isolation-coronavirus-covid-19-html#section-48360


    Welsh government need to tidy up their site. 
    https://gov.wales/testing-people-travelling-wales-coronavirus-covid-19
    People are bound to get it wrong if they fail to correctly update their information, but there its symptomatic of the way Drakeford has handled it from the start. 
    Your link states the information was last updated 13 Feb 2021, which is an earlier date than the page saying children under 5 are exempt. Although, I agree if the information is outdated it needs to either be removed or mention at the top that the information has now been superseded by new information as of whatever date.  However, your link still says there is no test to release scheme in Wales so as that is what the original question was about, it was still incorrect to say it's the same in Wales as in England.

    So as it stands there's no information on any website which says children arriving back in to Wales are exempt from the 10 day self-isolation period or can become exempt by getting tests.

    The confusion is whether children aged between 5 and 11 need to be tested prior to arriving back in the country before starting their self-isolation.
  • unforeseen
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    edited 28 March 2021 at 4:53PM
    That is the big problem with their site, your search term decides which bit of information you get, which can cause unexpected problems if they get the out of date stuff.

    Why they could not apply common sense and mark the old info as superseded, as happened on the English gov pages is indicative of their ineptness. 
  • epm-84
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    That is the big problem with their site, your search term decides which bit of information you get, which can cause unexpected problems if they get the out of date stuff.
    Agreed. I think they've failed one of the basic principles of websites in not realising people can arrive on any page through search engines, links posted on forums etc.

    I recall in 2010 pretty much all pages on gov.uk referring to government policy got a header saying they relate to a policy of the previous Labour government and then again in 2015 they all got headers saying they related to a policy of the previous coalition government.
  • Bobbito
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    Just got off the phone with BioGrad diagnostics (from the gov list) who I have already booked Day 5 test and release tests for my wife and I.
    They confirmed Day 5 Test and Release for under 4's is not required. They received a bulletin about it yesterday 01/06/21. I had already made a rushed booking for my 2 year old but they were able to refund it without issue.
    They also seem to be the only company charging less than £100 for a 5 day test with guaranteed results within 24hr, which also includes the time for your sample to be transported from clinic to test facility (unlike most) if you go to one of their clinics.
  • onashoestring
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    Is that different if arriving in an airport in England but living in Wales?

    “Test to Release scheme

    There is no Test to Release Scheme in Wales so negative tests taken elsewhere do not avoid or reduce the period of isolation required in Wales.“

    https://gov.wales/testing-people-travelling-wales-coronavirus-covid-19 Updated 10 May

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