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Press Association 2021
A legal problem is partly behind the Government's delay in releasing details of how quarantine hotels will work (Steve Parsons/PA)
A legal problem is partly behind the Government’s delay in releasing details of how quarantine hotels will work.
The obstacle relates to enforcement of the tougher border measure, a Government source told the PA news agency.
Officials are said to be confident that they will be able to work through the problem, though a well-placed source said it would require laws to be tightened so that it applies to everyone.
When the use of quarantine hotels in response to new coronavirus strains was announced on January 27, Home Secretary Priti Patel said the Government would “set out further details” this week.