Quarantine rules are set to be eased for business travellers in England.
The rules will be relaxed for top bosses of foreign multinational firms visiting English branches and bosses at firms planning to invest.
Returning executives will also be exempt from quarantine.
In each case, the business trips must result in a deal which creates or preserves 50 jobs or leads to a £100,000 investment or order, according to the Department for Transport.
The move was announced in a tweet by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
New Business Traveller exemption: From 4am on Sat 5th Dec high-value business travellers💼will no longer need to self-isolate when returning to ENGLAND from a country NOT in a travel corridor, allowing more travel to support the economy and jobs. Conditions apply.
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) December 3, 2020
Travellers will have to demonstrate in an exemption letter that they are delivering these business benefits to the UK.
This letter will be checked by police or Border Force.
Performing arts workers, TV production staff, journalists and recently-signed sports professionals will also be exempt, the government said.
Currently, people arriving in the UK from most countries - including British nationals - must self-isolate for 14 days.
Exceptions are made for people coming from the Common Travel Area - Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man - or countries in travel corridors with England.
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