Recommendation 8

As we noted in our April 2020 Chair’s briefing note, and recommended in our September 2020 report, more care must be taken by the Government to distinguish between advice, guidance and the law. The public cannot be expected to know the law if the guidance does not reflect the law, and politicians’ statements match neither. It is disappointing that the problem has persisted. (Paragraph 67) Inadequate review and appeal process