Ms Ann Piggott:

The case the Deputy mentioned is heartbreaking. When the person applied, he did so at a certain time, perhaps 7 p.m., and received a letter at 9.40 a.m. the following day telling him what category he fitted into. One could question what effort was made to consider the person's case. I do not think he was spoken to or met with. There was no Zoom consultation with the teacher involved. It may be the case that somebody looked up a list and saw that he was not in a high-risk category. I tried to contact the person yesterday or the day before, but I have not yet spoken to him. I will talk to him again.

I have heard of another particularly bad case. A teacher had a letter from her consultant but she was told to go to school. Since then, she has made new arrangements and will be working from home. Many teachers do not want to make this choice but they have to. There are important cases that need to be looked at carefully.