How new coronavirus rules will affect travellers entering UK from today

All passengers - bar a handful of exemptions - will have to fill out an online locator form giving their contact and travel details, as well as the address where they will isolate.

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Those who fail to comply could be fined £1,000 in England.

Border Force officers will carry out checks on arrivals and may refuse entry to non-resident foreign nationals who refuses to comply with the regulations.

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Failure to complete the locator form will be punishable by a £100 fixed penalty notice.

The plans have been met with strong criticism from opposition parties and some Conservative MPs - as well as the travel industry.

British Airways has begun legal proceedings over what it calls the Government's ‘unlawful’ quarantine measures.

A leaked Home Office document seen by The Daily Telegraph reportedly said there is no method for officials to ensure a person's details are ‘genuine’.

The quarantine regulations must be reviewed every three weeks, with the first taking place by June 29.

They could be in place for a year, when the legislation expires, unless the Government decides to scrap it sooner.

Travellers arriving from within the Common Travel Area - which includes Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands - will not need to self-isolate unless they have arrived in the CTA in the last 14 days.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “We all want to return to normal as quickly as possible. But this cannot be at the expense of lives.

“The science is clear that if we limit the risk of new cases being brought in from abroad, we can help stop a devastating second wave.

“That is why the measures coming into force today are necessary. They will help control the virus, protect the NHS and save lives.”

Yesterday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock insisted the Government made the 'right decisions at the right time’ with the coronavirus lockdown, despite a leading scientist saying lives would have been saved had ministers acted sooner.

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