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Recommendation
Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavir…
Accepted
We believe that current guidance is inadequately catering to the needs of BAME people and the publication of translated guidance has been slow and often less accessible than English-language versions. The Government should update the guidance on the virus itself, how it transmits, and prevention strategies, in a clear, accessible …
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We believe that current guidance is inadequately catering to the needs of BAME people and the publication of translated guidance has been slow and often less accessible than English-language versions. The Government should update the guidance on the virus itself, how it transmits, and prevention strategies, in a clear, accessible and culturally competent way.
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Government response AI summary
The government describes existing press, radio, TV, and BBC partnerships used to share COVID-19 information in multiple languages to reach ethnic minority audiences, without committing to updating general guidance.
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Government Equalities Office
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Recommendation
Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavir…
Accepted
We welcome the Government’s Community Champions scheme; it is a step in the right direction. In order to ensure the scheme’s success, we urge the Government to liaise with BAME women and representatives of BAME women to encourage them to become Community Champions so that the scheme can successfully reach …
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We welcome the Government’s Community Champions scheme; it is a step in the right direction. In order to ensure the scheme’s success, we urge the Government to liaise with BAME women and representatives of BAME women to encourage them to become Community Champions so that the scheme can successfully reach those who are marginalised.
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Government response AI summary
The government commits to ensuring all local areas engage minority ethnic women in the Community Champions scheme, monitoring progress and addressing barriers to access information, testing, and vaccination.
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Government Equalities Office
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Recommendation
Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavir…
Accepted
We understand that data sharing is voluntary. However, we believe it is the Government’s responsibility to build trust among BAME communities so that they are comfortable in volunteering data. We strongly disagree with the Minister’s approach and the resistance to deploy resources for data collection; this does not show a …
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We understand that data sharing is voluntary. However, we believe it is the Government’s responsibility to build trust among BAME communities so that they are comfortable in volunteering data. We strongly disagree with the Minister’s approach and the resistance to deploy resources for data collection; this does not show a sustained effort to capture “a full picture”. The Government should collect, and report, disaggregated data on clinical outcomes, for instance, the share of BAME people being tested, how many have tested positive and the share of BAME people being admitted to hospital. We believe that this is essential in assessing the impact of coronavirus on BAME people; any data collected should be disaggregated by ethnic group to allow for a much more granular analysis of the problems. The Government should collect, and report, disaggregated data on clinical outcomes, for instance, the share of BAME people being tested, how many have tested positive and the share of BAME people being admitted to hospital. We believe that this is essential in assessing the impact of coronavirus on BAME people; any data collected should be disaggregated by ethnic group to allow for a much more granular analysis of the problems. This data collection should begin immediately.
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Government response AI summary
The government confirms robust data is critical, outlining ongoing work within PHE to improve ethnicity data for COVID-19 cases and deaths, and mandating the UISPC to improve comprehensive and quality ethnicity data collection and analysis, including weekly vaccination data.
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Government Equalities Office
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Recommendation
Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavir…
Accepted
We recommend that the Race Disparity Unit extend the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website to include a section on the BAME impacts of coronavirus specifically reporting the disaggregated share of BAME people being tested; the disaggregated share of BAME people infected and the disaggregated share of BAME deaths from the …
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We recommend that the Race Disparity Unit extend the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website to include a section on the BAME impacts of coronavirus specifically reporting the disaggregated share of BAME people being tested; the disaggregated share of BAME people infected and the disaggregated share of BAME deaths from the virus. The Government must ensure that this data is disaggregated by ethnicity to allow for a much more granular analysis of the situation. (Paragraph 52) Employment
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Government response AI summary
The government states that the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website already features a dedicated page on Ethnicity and COVID-19, which includes links to key datasets providing disaggregated statistics on deaths, intensive care admissions, and infection rates by ethnic group.
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Government Equalities Office