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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
3
Recommendation
Deferred
Para 25
It is also essential that a cost-benefit analysis is carried out and made public alongside...
Recommendation
It is also essential that a cost-benefit analysis is carried out and made public alongside any announcement regarding the introduction of a Covid-status certification. Such a cost-benefit analysis should include not only financial but also social and societal costs and …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it reviewed costs and benefits as part of its certification review, and that published findings will be made available "in due course".
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Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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.