Prioritise family relationships

Give special dispensation for families to have an opportunity to have more direct contact, particularly those who have family living in another area of the country. This could be done by enabling up to two households to come together for a period of time and form an extended household, especially if then living together for this short period of time.

Why the contribution is important

I live in the northern isles and work in a school so have been confined to travel during school holidays. Parents live in north east of Scotland. Parents were initially shielding, and with the outbreak in Aberdeen in the summer, when we could travel, we chose not to to help the cause and to continue to protect family. We’re now in October. Approaching another school holiday and find we are unlikely to be able to travel again. This means my young children and their grandparents have been deprived of a whole year of contact. It’s heartbreaking. If we were allowed to visit my parents in their home and live with them, then this would make a significant difference to quality of life.

by Rowallan on October 05, 2020 at 07:12PM

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  • Posted by DawnC1234 October 05, 2020 at 23:15

    Yes, agreed, children - with precautions - should be added to the excemptions list for foreign travel in order to see close relatives. It is morally wrong that children are being kept from seeing their families (or make a choice between seeing them and taking 2 weeks off school in order to quarantine.) The balance here has tipped too far in favour of protecting the few to the detriment of healthy young people that have a right to live their lives.
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