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Forty-Seventh Report - COVID-19: Test, track and trace (part 1)

Public Accounts Committee HC 932 Published 10 March 2021

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

23 items (9 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 23 of 23 classified

Accepted 16

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 2

Deferred 4

Government response

Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Forty-seventh report from Session 2019-21 · published 31 Aug 2021

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

20 Recommendation Accepted in Part

While we welcome NHST&T’s increasing collaboration with local authorities, we see a need for it...

Recommendation

While we welcome NHST&T’s increasing collaboration with local authorities, we see a need for it to expand its collaboration with a range of other sectors, reflecting the wider scope of the roll-out of rapid testing. In our local constituencies, we … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government agrees and claims the recommendation is implemented, detailing expanded engagement with local authorities through updated frameworks and community testing. For other sectors, NHST&T mediates its engagement through relevant government departments. However, the response does not specifically address the concern about the lack of clinical public health expertise at senior levels.

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