Test to Release

COVID-19 testing scheme launched in the United Kingdom

Test to Release is a COVID-19 testing scheme launched in the United Kingdom. The scheme began operating in England on 15 December 2020, and allows travellers required to quarantine upon returning to England to pay privately for a COVID test five days after their arrival. They are then permitted to end their quarantine period immediately if they receive a negative test. The scheme's launch was beset by chaos on the day of its launch as the eleven private firms chosen by the UK government to administer the tests encountered teething problems.^[1]

References

^ "Covid: Chaotic start for travellers' Covid testing system". BBC News. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

External links

COVID-19 Rapid Test

COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories

History
Statistics
Timeline
- 2020
  - January–June
  - July–December
- 2021
  - January–June
  - July–December
- 2022
  - January–June
  - July–December
- 2023
- 2024

Locations

United Kingdom	England London Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Crown Dependencies	Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey
Overseas Territories	Akrotiri and Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Turks and Caicos Islands

Impact

Society	Clap for Our Carers Protests Thank You NHS The 2.6 Challenge National Day of Reflection
Politics	Beergate COVID Recovery Group Dominic Cummings scandal Greensill scandal Impact on Brexit Northern Research Group Partygate Privileges Committee investigation Public inquiry Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry Virtual House of Commons

Science
and
healthcare

Temporary hospitals	England Birmingham Harrogate London Manchester Washington Glasgow Cardiff Gibraltar Jersey
Testing programme	NHS COVID-19 app NHS Test and Trace (England) Test, Trace, Protect (Wales) Operation Moonshot Test to Release UK Rapid Test Consortium
Vaccination programme	Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine European Commission–AstraZeneca dispute Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre Taskforce Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment

Legislation

Current

Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
2020 budget
Contingencies Fund Act 2020
Contingencies Fund Act 2021
Coronavirus mini-budget
Winter Economy Plan
Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2020
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
Business and Planning Act 2020
Nightingale Court
Culture Recovery Fund
2021 budget

Revoked

Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020
COVID-19 local lockdown regulations in England
First COVID-19 tier regulations in England
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, Restrictions (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, International Travel (England) Regulations 2020
Face Coverings on Public Transport (England) Regulations 2020
Face Coverings in a Relevant Place (England) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, Restrictions (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021
Coronavirus, Restrictions (Local Authority Enforcement...) (England) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability (England) Regulations 2021
Coronavirus Act 2020

Expired
or spent

Coronavirus, Restrictions (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021
Coronavirus, Restrictions (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Responses

Government	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Contract controversies Lockdown Eat Out to Help Out Global Travel Taskforce National Tutoring Programme Pick for Britain Project Birch Can you look them in the eyes? Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (Scotland) Pre-pandemic exercises Exercise Cygnus Coughs and sneezes spread diseases Catch It, Bin It, Kill It
Military	United Kingdom Overseas territories

Timelines

England
- January–June 2020
- July–December 2020
- 2021
- 2022
Northern Ireland
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
Scotland
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
Wales
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022

Advisory
bodies

Key people

England	Stephen Powis Amanda Pritchard Simon Stevens
Northern Ireland	Arlene Foster Paul Givan Charlotte McArdle Michael McBride Michelle O'Neill Robin Swann
Scotland	Catherine Calderwood Joe FitzPatrick Jeane Freeman Jason Leitch Gregor Smith Devi Sridhar Nicola Sturgeon John Swinney Humza Yousaf
Wales	Frank Atherton Mark Drakeford Vaughan Gething Eluned Morgan