This would not be in keeping with the overarching principle of the Gaza Medical Evacuations as a publicly funded humanitarian mission, nor the Scottish Government’s commitment to provide medical support for up to 20 children from Gaza, confirmed by the First Minister in a statement about the situation in Gaza to the Scottish Parliament on 3rd September 2025.
This instrument introduces a new regulation 4D into the 1989 Regulations, which creates an exemption from charges for persons who have been permitted to enter the UK for NHS treatment via the Gaza Medical Evacuations, as well as an exemption for their accompanying persons from charges for treatment, the need for which arose during their visit.