People face £200 fine if they try to leave England without new travel form
5 March 2021, 18:35
People in England face a £200 fine if they turn up at an airport without a new form stating the reason they are travelling.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that, from Monday, people travelling internationally will need to complete and carry a declaration to travel document, downloaded from the Government's website
It comes over a month after the measure was announced by Home Secretary Priti Patel on January 27.
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The form can be printed or stored on a mobile phone.
International travel from England is only permitted for limited reasons, such as work, volunteering, education, medical grounds and funerals.
The three-page form requires travellers to fill out their personal details and tick a box indicating why they are leaving the country.
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Police have been stepping up patrols at ports and airports in recent weeks and will have the power to ask travellers to produce a completed form from Monday, the DfT said.
Individuals unable to do so could face a £200 fine.
Anyone found attempting to travel internationally without a valid reason will be asked to return home and could receive a fixed-penalty notice for breaking stay at home rules, which start at £200 and double for each incident, up to a maximum of £6,400.
Foreign holidays for people in England will not be permitted before May 17 under Boris Johnson's road map for easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
