Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 4
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Not Addressed
Paragraph: 44
It is disappointing that the details of SAGE’s preliminary meetings were not made public for...
Recommendation
It is disappointing that the details of SAGE’s preliminary meetings were not made public for over two months, leading to unnecessary concern and confusion over what advice the Government had been receiving. Indeed, were it not for our early enquiries, this confusion may have continued until the details of SAGE’s initial meetings were published at the end of May. We note that SAGE has yet to publish any papers that might have been considered in its first two meetings. The Government The UK response to covid-19: use of scientific advice 75 Office for Science should confirm, as soon as possible, whether any papers were considered at the first two SAGE meetings and, if so, it should place them in the public domain.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response discusses the diversity of SAGE advisors and their expertise, but does not address the recommendation to confirm whether papers were considered at the first two SAGE meetings or commit to publishing them.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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No other papers were commissioned or tabled at those meetings. Minutes for the first two SAGE meetings about the response to Coronavirus (Covid 19), held on 22 and 28 January 2020, can be found on GOV.UK.1
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