Dropping off food

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I've been dropping off food for my elderly parents. They live locally and I leave it on their doorstep.

Today they left some stuff for me that they weren't using outside their house. Is this allowed?

Yes! They haven’t left the house and therefore it poses no more risk to you to pick it up than it did to drop off.

Thanks, I realise it's a bit of a silly question because logically there is no more danger than going for a walk. I didn't see them apart from through the window. But if we're taking the rules by the letter, then I'm not sure if it's within the guidelines

It is. You went for “essential items” ie the food and I assume you only went once and that if you went for a food shop separately then that included items for them and so was caring for the vulnerable or that you only did one other walk in the day. I’m sure you are fine.

Yes. I took my auntie her shopping earlier and she had too much in her weekly veg box so left me a bag outside as a swap
Perfectly fine