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Fourth Report: Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (Coronavirus): institutional accommodation

Home Affairs Committee HC 562 Published 28 July 2020

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

54 items (38 recs)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 54 of 54 classified

Accepted 18

Accepted in Part 6

Acknowledged 8

Deferred 1

Not Addressed 14

Rejected 7

Government response

Fifth Special Report: Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): institutional accommodation: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report · published 13 Nov 2020

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

21 Recommendation Deferred

Para 74

While service users remain in IA for more than three weeks, accommodation providers should ensure...

Recommendation

While service users remain in IA for more than three weeks, accommodation providers should ensure that all of their residents are linked up to primary and secondary health provision. We call on the Home Office to ensure that this change … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government states that existing contracts require accommodation providers to facilitate access to health services. They clarify that the Department for Health is responsible for ensuring guidance is followed, and Public Health England has provided guidance and funding reassurance to Clinical Commissioning Groups.

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