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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 in Part
Para 47
The Committee welcomes the Government’s commitment to publish the applicable thresholds for when Covid-status certificates...
Recommendation
The Committee welcomes the Government’s commitment to publish the applicable thresholds for when Covid-status certificates may be required by particular locations, and believes that the thresholds for requiring certification should be published alongside the introduction of any such system so …
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Government Response Summary
The government has stated its plan to make full vaccination a condition of entry for nightclubs and other large venues by the end of September, and will set out more detail on required settings in due course.
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 78
The decision to launch the Covid-status certificate function on the NHS app for international travel,...
Recommendation
The decision to launch the Covid-status certificate function on the NHS app for international travel, without notifying and consulting Parliament, could be construed as contempt for Parliament and this Committee. The policy should have been set out in advance of …
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Government Response Summary
The government commits to appropriate parliamentary scrutiny for the wider application of certification and will set out the approach to any required legislation in due course, but does not address the committee's concerns about past lack of scrutiny for the international travel function.