Police given access to test-and-trace data to enforce self-isolation

Police are to be given the power to access the NHS Test and Trace database if they suspect that an individual should be self-isolating with suspected coronavirus, it has emerged. The change means officers will be able to access the database directly rather than waiting for a request from councils and health agencies to do so – should they suspect somebody of breaching quarantine measures. But the move has already led to fears by some leading scientists that it will put people off using Tes