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Forty-Seventh Report - COVID-19: Test, track and trace (part 1)
Public Accounts Committee
HC 932
Published 10 March 2021
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
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department of Health & Social Care (the Department), including the NHS Test and Trace Service (NHST&T).1
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the committee's introductory statement, reiterating the basis of the report, the date evidence was taken, and the publication date of the committee's report.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
For tracing, the Department accepted that, with hindsight, it did not need to scale up...
Conclusion
For tracing, the Department accepted that, with hindsight, it did not need to scale up central tracing services for May 2020 as quickly as it did. It highlighted the very uncertain environment in April and May and the limited basis …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the unpredictable nature of the pandemic and the need for sufficient surge capacity, stating that balancing resilience with public funding demands is a priority for NHST&T. However, it does not detail specific actions addressing past over-scaling or low utilisation rates.
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