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I was of this opinion until I caught COVID and tried to understand the rules for self isolation. I am quite an edge case in this regard. I found multiple pages
by toto444 5y ago
I was of this opinion until I caught COVID and tried to understand the rules for self isolation. I am quite an edge case in this regard. I found multiple pages saying the same thing with a different ambiguous wording. Some pages even explicitly contradicting each others. It's added a lot of stress to the whole self isolation + sickness situation.
- nicoburns 5y agoTo be fair to the GDS team, I think it’s the policy itself rather than the presentation of it that’s confusing and self-contradictory in this case.
- zinekeller 5y agoYeah, the first months were a mess. Contradictory instructions abound, even if you read all of the ordinances, you are still left unsure if you're on the right side of the law (or worse, simultaneously on the correct and wrong side of the law!)
- steerablesafe 5y agoI know you are replying about "gov.uk" being clear or not, but I would just like to add that a FAQ would probably not cover an edge case.
- hnlmorg 5y agoI put that more down to inept guidance given by the government rather than the excellent work of the folks maintaining government websites. When the government doesn't even follow it's own recommendations and different MPs offer different opinions (and even the PM giving advice that contradicts his own earlier advice!!) it doesn't exactly make the job easy for anyone who needs to document the rules.
- avianlyric 5y agoSays more about U.K. covid guidelines than GDS. I’m pretty certain our government has created deliberately ambiguous guidance so they can’t get called out for accidentally punishing people if fall into an extreme edge case.