Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 3
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Accepted in Part
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We note that, at the time of writing this report, the Maternity Disparities Taskforce has...
Recommendation
We note that, at the time of writing this report, the Maternity Disparities Taskforce has not met for nine months. If it continues, it must have tangible metrics to measure its success. The Government should publish measures for gauging the success of the Maternity Disparities Taskforce. It should commit to publishing the dates of meetings in advance, and the minutes of the meetings soon after. The Taskforce should update this Committee on a six-monthly basis on the progress the Taskforce has made to tackling maternal health disparities.
Government Response Summary
The government will update the Committee on a six-monthly basis on the progress of the Taskforce but will not publish minutes from the Taskforce or measures for gauging its success.
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Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
17. We are happy to update the Committee on a six-monthly basis on the progress of Taskforce. We are grateful for their interest and commitment to this area. 18. We will not publish minutes from the Taskforce, as this is not common practice. If the membership felt their comments and contributions could be open to external scrutiny, the open dynamic of the meetings may be affected to the detriment of the goals of the taskforce. 19. We will also not publish measures for gauging the success of the Taskforce. We are committed to delivering on clear actions that can be implemented but there is clear value in the flexibility and adaptability we currently hold by maintaining high level ambitions as opposed to specific deliverables. For example, the taskforce is currently focused on Pre-pregnancy care. In the future, the action and focus of the Taskforce may be different.