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Second Report - Covid-Status Certification
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
HC 42
Published 12 June 2021
Government response
Second Special Report - Covid-Status Certification: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report · published 9 Sep 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Accepted
Para 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 …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it reviewed different certification models and the outcome is in a published report, along with relevant SAGE papers which relate to COVID-status certification, implying these address the request for published modelling.
7
Recommendation
Accepted
Para 45
The Committee is very encouraged by the evidence we heard both from our expert witness...
Recommendation
The Committee is very encouraged by the evidence we heard both from our expert witness and from the Government as regards vaccine efficacy. What the Committee also heard, however, was that there are significant areas of scientific uncertainty as regards …
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Government Response Summary
The government provides a scientific rationale, citing consultations and studies on vaccine effectiveness and transmission reduction, stating certification could be a useful tool for managing risk and keeping events and businesses open.
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Recommendation
Accepted
Para 65
If the Government moves forward with any proposals to introduce such a system, despite the...
Recommendation
If the Government moves forward with any proposals to introduce such a system, despite the absence of a scientific case for doing so, a full Equalities Impact Assessment must be provided in good time and certainly in advance of any …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it has conducted a full Equalities Impact Assessment and commits to providing it ahead of the introduction of any required legislation.
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Recommendation
Accepted
Para 79
It is all the more unfortunate that the Government took the approach it did on...
Recommendation
It is all the more unfortunate that the Government took the approach it did on this issue, as it appears to the Committee that demonstrating Covid-status may become a necessary feature of international travel in order to avoid excessive quarantine …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that minimal personal data is shared via the NHS COVID Pass for international use, explaining it only displays name, date of birth, and vaccine details, which is transient and not stored.