Daughter moving in

Nope! I can't see who else would be at risk. During the upcoming lockdown the Mum andDad will be self isolating anyway won't they? Wouldn't want to chance it myself, but perhaps the OP and her DH are not that old. And braver than me.

suziewoozie

Esspee

In situations like this I always like to consider. “What would Dominic Cummings do?”

Well I’d never use him as a benchmark of anything - except maybe to do the opposite. Still, if enough of us bend the rules to suit ourselves those of us who don’t just look forward to life never getting anywhere normal. Thanks a bunch

Well said

An interesting selection of comments. (1) The idea behind this is to give mental support to daughter and granddaughter. (2) We see granddaughter twice a week for childcare. (3) No increased risk of catching Covid. Daughter is very careful regarding cleanliness etc. At present SIL works in a non-public garden with little contact with other, if he catches it, he would give it to our daughter or our granddaughter who would give it to us during childcare visit. In future SIL would give it to daughter or our granddaughter etc etc. i.e. the risk (which is low) won’t change.

Well unless OP and DH are completely self isolating, they are not the only ones at risk are they? The fundamental issue is about risk reduction and arrangements like this increase risk to many others in the infection chain. Still who cares about others as long as my family get what they want ?

So far as I can see the only people this would put in danger are you and your DH. Do you really want your daughter and GD going back to her husband at weekends, bearing in mind that he could have picked up Covid during his work?

Maybe a slightly unnecessary arrangement?

I agree, this is a clear case of bending the rules to suit yourselves. The rest of us have sacrificed seeing DGC nor DC at all during this pandemic in the hope we can get on top of it. As long as people insist on bending the rules there is no hope it will ever be over.

Oldbat1

Short answer is NO! Not allowed. Why do people wish to bend the rules. We could all make a case why we should be seen as a different case.

Exactly - I’m just fed up of exceptionalism - lockdown is hard for many of us in varying ways and i actually despise those who think they’re entitled to be treated differently. No one is an individual in a pandemic

Esspee

In situations like this I always like to consider. “What would Dominic Cummings do?”

Well I’d never use him as a benchmark of anything - except maybe to do the opposite. Still, if enough of us bend the rules to suit ourselves those of us who don’t just look forward to life never getting anywhere normal. Thanks a bunch

Short answer is NO! Not allowed. Why do people wish to bend the rules. We could all make a case why we should be seen as a different case.

In situations like this I always like to consider. “What would Dominic Cummings do?”

Well who knows how people will interpret things.

But it's bending the regs to the nth degree to claim that the SIL is a single person, so can bubble with his wife at the weekends!

This is an issue fundamentally not of what you can do but what you should do. This behaviour simply increases the risks of infection and smacks very much of having your cake and eating it. I don’t know the legal nicities but this is surely against the spirit of the legislation

I think OP is right but am not totally sure?

From the regs “A support bubble is where a household with one adult joins with another household. Households in that support bubble can still visit each other, stay overnight, and visit outdoor public places together.” My argument would be our support bubble is where our household (Mum, Dad & Daughter) joins with another household with one adult (Son-in-Law). From the regs “Households in that support bubble can still visit each other, stay overnight, and visit outdoor public places together.”

Riverwalk is right. You can still provide childcare but your daughter is not allowed to move in with you.

No you're not right I'm afraid.

Your daughter can't live in two different households - bubbles are for single people to alleviate loneliness; her husband wouldn't fall into that category.