The government will keep tabs on thousands of arrivals and rely on clues such as background noise suggesting they are ‘on public transport or at a social gathering’ to assess the truthfulness responses.
A spokesperson for PHE said: ‘The isolation assurance service will randomly sample and contact 20 per cent of non-exempted arrivals into England.
Meanwhile, PHE did not confirm whether any measures are in place to deter the other 80 per cent of arrivals from breaking quarantine once they notice they are not receiving any calls. Road hauliers and healthcare workers will be exempt from the plans, while the common travel area with Ireland will be unaffected.
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