April 2022 update: Pact has received the following clarifications from DCMS:
Now that it is no longer a legal requirement to self-isolate with Covid-19, will the Restart Scheme cover my claim?
Between 24th February and 1st April 2022, guidance in England advised people with Covid-19 to stay at home and avoid contact with others. Those unable to work from home were advised to talk to their employer. Since 1st April 2022, guidance in England advises people with Covid-19 or respiratory infection symptoms to try to stay at home, avoid contact with other people and work from home if they can until they no longer have a high temperature (if they had one) or until they no longer feel unwell. People unable to work from home are advised to talk to their employer.
People with a positive Covid-19 test result are advised to try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for five days after the day they took the test, and try to stay home after the end of this period if they continue to have a high temperature or feel unwell, until they feel well enough to resume normal activities and no longer have a high temperature, if they had one. They are advised to talk to their employer if they are unable to work from home. Cast losses resulting from cast and crew members being unable to work due to an illness resulting from Covid-19 will continue to be recoverable, subject to the usual mitigation and eligibility requirements, as set out in the Scheme Rules.
Will the scheme cover losses arising from isolating an individual who tests positive for Covid-19 but is asymptomatic, in order to protect a person at greater risk of serious illness from Covid-19?
Since 1st April 2022, guidance in England advises that people with a positive Covid-19 test result should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for five days after the day they took the test and talk to their employer if they are unable to work from home. Any losses a production company incurs from Covid-19 relating to the above scenario is likely to be an eligible loss under the Scheme Rules under Civil Authority Limb (B), subject to the usual mitigation and eligibility requirements, as set out in the Scheme Rules. Any incurred losses in cases where the asymptomatic case is not identified by a test are not likely to be eligible.