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Recommendation 46
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We are concerned that there is not total agreement between all four nations of the...
Conclusion
We are concerned that there is not total agreement between all four nations of the UK over which travel corridors should be implemented. While we respect that matters of public health are devolved, we encourage the UK and devolved governments to work more closely together to ensure there is a single, four-nations approach to measures at our border. Disjointedness risks deepening damage to the aviation industry and inhibiting public confidence. It is, however, notable that the Home Office preparedness for COOVDD19 (coronavirus): management of the borders 83 First Minister of Scotland has quoted figures from the Joint Biosecurity Centre, to explain the decisions her Government had made to extend, or refuse, travel corridors. The UK Government should do the same.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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We agree with the Committee that communication of guidance and clarity of advice is important. Throughout the COVID-19 response, we have ensured that gov.uk is the single source for policy and operational changes. We have created new gov.uk content for key policy and operational changes delivered and have linked to this from a central collections page so users can easily navigate to the content they need. Where relevant we have updated existing content rather than created new content. We also proactively communicate policy and operational changes to key stakeholders such as immigration law practitioners, to raise awareness of the changes. This does not replace official guidance, but signposts to gov.uk content.