Quarter of people meant to isolate after arriving in the UK are not checked for compliance
A quarter of those who entered the country from non-red list countries have not been checked up on to ensure they are isolating.
Up to a quarter of people who are meant to isolate at home when entering the UK from abroad do not get checked on by the authorities, the Home Office has admitted.
In a letter to MP Yvette Cooper, chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, home secretary Priti Patel admitted that for the week ending 1 March just 75 per cent of those potentially eligible to be contacted by the Isolation Assurance Service (IAS) were successfully contacted.
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