Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 29
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The priority now must be a clear and consistent framework for making lockdown decisions as...
Recommendation
The priority now must be a clear and consistent framework for making lockdown decisions as a path back to normality is charted. The Committee, therefore, welcomes the roadmap. The Government should not make further changes to it, in terms of setting new tests or boundaries. It is concerning that the roadmap does not appear to contain any guidance for moving back into lockdown in the event of a new variant or other unexpected turn of events, even though the Government has taken the stance that this should be the last lockdown.
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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.