Coronavirus: What are the rules on caring for children during lockdown?
The guidance has been in place on the government website since 12 March, beforeThe day after lockdown began, 24 March, the deputy chief medical officer for England, Dr Jenny Harries, clarified who could look after a child if both parents or carers were incapacitated.
She said:"Clearly if you have adults who are unable to look after a small child, that is an exceptional circumstance. And if the individuals do not have access to care support - formal care support - or to family, they will be able to work through their local authority hubs."Transport Secretary Grant Shapps answers questions on Cummings' travel to Durham
As Dr Harries pointed out during Saturday's Downing Street press conference, any of the government lockdown guidance can be overruled by safeguarding concerns, or prevention of harm, and cited an elderly person with no supply of medication or a child with both parents too unwell to provide medical care as examples.
But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said at Saturday's briefing that the welfare of a four-year-old child was the main thing - and that Mr Cummings' actions had prevented the child from being without any support, should things have become worse.
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