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(ii)  the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has  then confirmed in writing 
to the person giving the notification in sub-paragraph (i) that— 
(aa)  it has received that confirmation, and 
(bb)  R is travelling to the United Kingdom to conduct of ficial business with the 
United Kingdom and is not required to comply with regulation 4; 
(d)  a person described in paragraph 31 of Schedule 4 (worker with specialist technical skills). 
(2)  In sub-paragraph (1)— 
(a)  “consular post” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 4; 
(b)  “Crown servant”, “essential government work”, “esse ntial policing” and “government 
contractor” have the meaning given in paragraph 16(2) of Schedule 4. 
 SCHEDULE 8 Regulation 6(10) 
Mandatory testing after arrival in England 
Interpretation of this Schedule 
1. —(1) In this Schedule— 
(a)  “default self-isolation period” means— 
(i)  in the case of a non-Schedule 11 passenger, the per iod specified in paragraph (7)(a) 
of regulation 9 (requirement to self-isolate), 
(ii)  in the case of a Schedule 11 passenger, the period specified in paragraph 10(a) of 
Schedule 11; 
(b)  “mandatory test” means a day 2 test or a day 8 test  within the meaning of regulation 
6(12); 
(c)  “non-Schedule 11 passenger” means a person to whom regulation 9 applies; 
(d)  “P” means a person required to undertake a mandator y test under regulation 6 
(requirement to book and undertake tests); 
(e)  “private provider” means a test provider other than  a public provider; 
(f)  “public provider” means a test provider who provide s or administers a test under the 
National Health Service Act 2006, the National Heal th Services (Wales) Act 2006, the 
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or the  Health and Personal Social Services 
(Northern Ireland) Order 1972; 
(g)  “relevant self-isolation provisions” means— 
(i)  in relation to a Schedule 11 passenger, regulation 9 and Schedule 11, 
(ii)  in relation to a non-Schedule 11 passenger, regulation 9. 
(2)  Where this Schedule requires P to continue to self- isolate in accordance with the relevant 
self-isolation provisions— 
(a)  regulation 19 (offences and penalties) applies in r elation to that requirement as it applies 
in relation to the relevant self-isolation provisions; 
(b)  such a requirement to self-isolate does not apply i n respect of a person exempt from 
regulation 9. 
Requirement to self-isolate on failure to undertake a mandatory test 
2. —(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where P is not a per son of the description in regulation 
5(1)(b), (c) or (d) and— 
(a)  either— 
(i)  P fails to undertake a day 2 test, or