Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 28
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The framework for lockdown and tiering decisions has changed repeatedly throughout this pandemic.
Conclusion
The framework for lockdown and tiering decisions has changed repeatedly throughout this pandemic. While the Committee does not object to the inclusion of new metrics (such as vaccines), changes in the framework to date have not always appeared to reflect new information. This has amounted to a moving of the goalposts, which creates uncertainty, makes it impossible to see trends and therefore must stop.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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The roadmap sets out the four tests that will be assessed at each of the four steps to determine whether it is safe to move to the next step. The assessment of these tests at Step 2 and associated data and modelling was published on 5 April 2021. This included an assessment of Variants of Concern at test 4.