Travel: Department of Transport announces new form
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Passengers travelling internationally will be required to carry the form that will be checked before they can board either at check-in or the departure gate. Passengers who do not have a valid form may be denied access to their booked service.
Carriers will also be legally obliged to set out on their website that the form must be completed before travelling.
Stay at home rules are still in place until the end of the month, which means it is illegal to travel abroad without a permitted reason, such as for education or work.
The police will also undertake spot checks at UK ports across the country to ensure passengers are complying with domestic lockdown rules.
Passengers who are identified by police as attempting to travel internationally for reasons that are not currently permitted will be asked to return home and risk receiving a fixed penalty notice for breaking stay-at-home rules.
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© GettyTravellers face being fined £200 if they turn up to an airport without the form
Travellers face being fined £200 if they turn up to an airport without the form explaining their reason of travel, the Department for Transport has announced.
These ladder up to a maximum of £6,400.
The new rules, which come into force on Monday, require those travelling internationally from England to complete and carry a Declaration to Travel document which can be downloaded from the Government's website.
The Home Office announced an additional £60million for police back in February - including £2million to cover the costs of police at airports and ports.
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Passengers must complete this form if they are travelling outside the UK from England.
Different rules apply for international travel from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The form also doesn't need to be completed for travel within the UK, to Ireland, and the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
Travellers should print a copy of the completed form or save it to a mobile or other device.
© GettyPassengers must complete this form if they are travelling outside the UK from England.
Some people are exempt from completing the declaration form because of the job they do.
You can find out which jobs are exempt and the conditions that apply on the government website.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) regularly updates its travel advice for Britons.
The FCDO travel advice as it stands is that Britons must stay home unless they have a legally permitted reason to do so.
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They said: "It is illegal to travel abroad for holidays and other leisure purposes."
Legally permitted reasons to be outside of the home for international travel include essential travel for business or official work purposes as ell as for academic studies where it is required you be overseas.
This includes international students returning home.
Other permitted reasons include on medical grounds as well as for weddings and funerals.
Before returning to the UK you must provide your journey and contact details and self-isolate when you enter the UK from any foreign country.