To be clear, police forces are not setting up a contact-tracing system for officers which is separate to the NHS test-and-trace service.
In order to ensure information about policing activity and the privacy of members of the public is protected, police officers and staff will not be able to disclose sensitive information to the NHS test-and-trace service.
The NPCC is in discussions with PHE to resolve this issue, and has proposed a system whereby police officers and staff in certain roles have their cases referred to a national vetted public health outbreak team.
Officers with symptoms will still be required to engage with the test-and-trace process at the outset.
They will still be able to access appropriate medical advice and treatment if they have tested positive for coronavirus, or are made aware that they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive.
