Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Paragraph: 27
We recognise that conducting detailed modelling, especially with so many unknown variables and uncertainties, is...
Recommendation
We recognise that conducting detailed modelling, especially with so many unknown variables and uncertainties, is difficult and imprecise. Nonetheless, we believe that it is the best guide to the potential impacts of the range of different scenarios that cannot necessarily be directly tested. We expect all such modelling to be published alongside any announcement. If such modelling has not been conducted, the Government should provide a clear explanation for why they have opted not to use modelling and what account they have taken of different scenarios in its absence.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Per the Terms of Reference for the certification review, published on GOV.UK, the Government reviewed different models of certification, including different methods of conferring COVID status, and the mechanisms by which COVID status can be demonstrated, including technological and non-technological options. The outcome of this review is reflected in the COVID-Status Certification Review: Report publication and in the launch of the NHS COVID Pass for use by organisations. Certification is fundamentally a public health intervention. Several SAGE papers were also published alongside the review’s findings, which relate to COVID-status certification. SAGE 79 , SAGE 86 , SAGE 87.