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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
Rejected
Given the large number of areas where the Government was unable to provide the Committee...
Recommendation
Given the large number of areas where the Government was unable to provide the Committee with information and answers in regards to: criteria against which the Covid-Status Certification 31 efficacy of that system is to be assessed; the cost-benefit analysis …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the committee's assessment, stating it believes certification provides a public health benefit and has made the NHS COVID Pass available and is encouraging its use for entry to certain venues.
10
Recommendation
Rejected
Para 55
The hospitality, arts and sports sectors have been some of the hardest hit sectors of...
Recommendation
The hospitality, arts and sports sectors have been some of the hardest hit sectors of the UK economy and society. All three witnesses were very clear about the damaging effect of social distancing restrictions. As set out above, we have …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the committee's call against a domestic certification system, stating it won't mandate its use from Step 4 but is encouraging voluntary use of the NHS COVID Pass and reserves the right to mandate it in certain venues if necessary.
11
Recommendation
Rejected
Para 64
A Covid-status certification system would, by its very nature, be discriminatory.
Recommendation
A Covid-status certification system would, by its very nature, be discriminatory. The evidence of vaccine uptake is a clear indication that such a system would likely disproportionately discriminate against people on the basis of race, religion and socio-economic background, as …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects abandoning the certification system, stating that while it was not mandated from Step 4, they are encouraging its use and reserve the right to mandate it in certain venues if necessary.