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Is this a reasonable excuse to leave local lockdown

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yarncakes · 04/10/2020 14:46

Currently in local lockdown. I have an elderly parent, who lives alone and who needs my help as he has an accident and ended up in hospital (he is now at home) but lives 3 hours away. There's nobody else around to do it. Is it a reasonable excuse for my family and I to leave lockdown for this reason?

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APeakyBlinder · 04/10/2020 14:47

Definitely, providing care to a vulnerable person is essential!

bengalcat · 04/10/2020 14:48

Yes - off you go . Good luck .

BeakyWinder · 04/10/2020 14:48

Of course it is. Leaving them to struggle alone would be cruel.

AlexaShutUp · 04/10/2020 14:49

Yes, I think so. And I am pretty careful about following the rules, minimising risk etc. Do your whole family have to go though?

CraftyGin · 04/10/2020 14:49

It sounds reasonable for one of you to go, but what do your local lockdown rules actually say?

DeliciouslyFemale · 04/10/2020 14:50

Of course it is. If my memory serves me correctly, you’re permitted into other’s homes if you have caring responsibilities, so I imagine this would fall under those same rules.

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yarncakes · 04/10/2020 14:51

Thank you and it says that we can only bubble up with a single person if they live in the area we're locked down in but obviously he is not. Sad

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yarncakes · 04/10/2020 14:51

Ideally we all want to go just for extra support to be honest. There's only 3 of us.

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lifesalongsong · 04/10/2020 14:52

Where are you, I have family are in a local lockdown area and there's no restriction as far as they've said on leaving the area. Might be worth making sure of what your restrictions actually say, if there are roadblocks or police checks I'd check carefully before going anywhere

Triangularbubble · 04/10/2020 14:54

You are providing care to a vulnerable person, so you can go. Unless there’s a good reason your whole family has to come (ie you’re a single parent) then I think it should just be you.

CraftyGin · 04/10/2020 14:55

Are you allowed out of your local lockdown area, if so, for what reasons? You really need to look at the specifics for your area, or the area you are going to.

Common sense says that one of you can go, but not everything is common sense, as we know.

picklemewalnuts · 04/10/2020 15:06

You aren't bubbling, you are providing essential care and ensuring your relative doesn't end up being hospitalised again due to lack of care.

I went into a local lockdown to help elderly parent move house. It was essential- they'd never have managed.

I then came back out on the basis I needed to get home!

FippertyGibbett · 04/10/2020 15:20

Yes. Me and my sister visit my dad as he needs food delivering, cleaning done and care sometimes.

NailsNeedDoing · 04/10/2020 15:23

Of course you should go. It’s insane that you have been put in the position of having to consider whether you should or not.

Racoonworld · 04/10/2020 15:23

Yes that's a reasonable excuse, although only you need to go, not your whole family. Yes it would be nice for you all to go but it isn't necessary so wouldn't be classed as acceptable.

baffledcoconut · 04/10/2020 15:26

You probably need help to manoeuvre him as you don’t want to damage your back. And you can’t leave a child at home.....

(I’m all for ‘the rules’ being obeyed but the positive effect from having family round when you’re elderly and had an accident is immeasurable)

ChasingRainbows19 · 04/10/2020 15:39

In the England local lockdowns such as in Greater Manchester we can leave our area but not mix with others inside unless a single person bubble or household at least that’s the last I heard.

However you are helping a vulnerable person and that is absolutely allowed. I help my dad. However do all 3 of you need to go at once?

Spikeyball · 04/10/2020 15:43

Care of a vulnerable person is always allowed irrespective of any local lockdown.

cardibach · 04/10/2020 15:44

Care for a vulnerable person has always been a reason to travel, even at the height of full lockdown.

ShellsAndSunrises · 04/10/2020 15:45

You can go, but your whole family probably can’t. There is an exemption for providing care for a vulnerable person, but it’s not likely to be considered reasonable for your whole family to go.

Spikeyball · 04/10/2020 15:49

If the person needs physical maneuvering then 2 adults would be needed.

Spikeyball · 04/10/2020 15:53

I don't understand how people can even suggest that this is not reasonable. What sort of society are we turning into.

ineedaholidaynow · 04/10/2020 15:58

If you are going from a high risk area I would limit how many go as surely you are increasing risk the more people who visit

HarrietOh · 04/10/2020 16:17

In NE England we aren’t in lockdown but have extra restrictions. We’re allowed to provide care still to vulnerable people. Not sure about areas in lockdown, think it’s just wales at the moment?

Ginogineli · 04/10/2020 16:30

Nowhere in England are you banned from entering or leaving it’s all advice

Are you in wales?