Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 17
17
Deferred
The introduction a Covid-status certification system would have a serious impact on businesses and individuals...
Recommendation
The introduction a Covid-status certification system would have a serious impact on businesses and individuals and has the possibility of infringing rights and being discriminatory in nature. In light of that, we believe that it would be inappropriate for a system with such a potentially wide adverse impact to be introduced by secondary legislation. Using secondary legislation would not only not fit with the constitutional significance of the legislation but importantly it would deprive Parliament the opportunity to make amendments. Given that the Government has not made the scientific case for a Covid-status certification system, and in its own assessment the case is “finely balanced”, the introduction of such a system must be by way of primary legislation. This would allow for the full implications and ramifications of the proposals to be fully and properly considered by the Government and would also allow Parliament the appropriate amount of time to consider, scrutinise and where necessary amend the Government’s proposals. (Paragraph 83) 34 Covid-Status Certification
Government response summary AI-generated
The government commits to appropriate parliamentary scrutiny but defers a decision on the specific legislative approach required for wider application of certification, stating it will be set out in due course.
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Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
The Government has committed to appropriate parliamentary scrutiny ahead of the wider application of certification. The approach to any legislation that may be required will be set out in due course.
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