Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Recommendation 58

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The UK has established procedures and structures to prepare for the nation’s major future risks,...

Conclusion
The UK has established procedures and structures to prepare for the nation’s major future risks, including a National Risk Register, the Civil Contingencies Secretariat and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). However, the anticipated future risk of pandemic disease focused too closely on influenza rather than diseases like SARS and MERS that had in recent years appeared in Asian countries.
Government Response Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
The government partially accepts this recommendation.