Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Coronavirus Act 2020 Two Years On

Status: Closed Opened: 9 Dec 2021 Closed: 16 Jun 2022 5 recommendations 8 conclusions 1 report

The Coronavirus Act 2020 was passed at pace at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Act has been subject to renewal at six-monthly intervals since its entry into force. After two years on the statute books, its provisions are set to expire automatically at the end of March 2022, unless the Government chooses to … Show more

Reports

1 report

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
Seventh Report - Coronavirus Act 2020 Two Years On	HC 978	18 Mar 2022	13	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items

7 Recommendation Seventh Report - Coronavirus Act 2020 T… Deferred

We also recommend that the UK Covid-19 Inquiry include a comprehensive analysis of the necessity...

We also recommend that the UK Covid-19 Inquiry include a comprehensive analysis of the necessity and proportionality of each section of the Coronavirus Act 2020 to better aid in the future development of similar emergency legislation. Should the public Coronavirus Act 2020 Two Years On 25 inquiry not cover this, … Read more

Government response AI summary

The government refers to the independent, statutory public inquiry into COVID-19 and its broad scope, stating that whether any additional centrally-coordinated review will take place on the individual provisions in the Act is still to be determined.

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11 Recommendation Seventh Report - Coronavirus Act 2020 T… Deferred

We urge the Government to include this in the inquiry looking at the pandemic response...

We urge the Government to include this in the inquiry looking at the pandemic response and commit to set out a more consistent approach to publishing all data that inform decision making, including how those data have been utilised, in any future emergency. Read more

Government response AI summary

The government recognises the importance of sharing COVID-19 data and highlights existing surveillance systems, SAGE publications, and UKHSA's work with the Office for Statistics Regulation; the independent UK COVID-19 Inquiry plans to examine the availability and use of data for public health decision-making.

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Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions

Date	Witnesses
24 Feb 2022	Rt Hon Sajid Javid · Department of Health and Social Care	View ↗
25 Jan 2022	Dr Ronan Cormacain · Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, Dr Ruth Fox · Hansard Society, Professor Jeff King · University College London (UCL)	View ↗

Who gave evidence

4 witnesses

Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Dr Ronan Cormacain · Senior Research Fellow	Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law	1
Dr Ruth Fox · Director	Hansard Society	1
Professor Jeff King · Professor of Law	University College London (UCL)	1
Rt Hon Sajid Javid · Secretary of State	Department of Health and Social Care	1

Correspondence

1 letter

Date	Direction	Title
8 Feb 2022	To cttee	Letter from Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster on C…