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Department had 'productive' meeting with school stakeholders over close contacts policy
- Children who are close contacts in primary schools will not be required to restrict their movements if they are asymptomatic.
- Teachers' union INTO said the government is removing a "safety net" from schools.
- But Labour's education spokesperson said it was a "welcome" move that has come "weeks too late".