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Recommendation 6
6
We encourage the Department to publish the outcome of its Lessons Summit to enable the...
Conclusion
We encourage the Department to publish the outcome of its Lessons Summit to enable the learning from this experience to be promulgated as widely as possible. Defence must ensure that it evaluates its own response to the pandemic, while contributing to the wider cross-government review (and any public inquiry) to ensure that the UK learns from this once-in-a-century event and is better prepared for the future crises which will inevitably follow, and, in particular, understands that the unique military contribution is mindset rather than manpower. (Paragraph 52) 32 Manpower or Mindset: Defence’s Contribution to the UK’s Pandemic Response
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government understands the importance of constant evaluation and improvement of its crises response procedures and regularly identifies lessons to improve arrangements for the future. Only through such activities can we ensure we continually deliver to the highest of our ability and are suitably prepared for future events. The Ministry of Defence is committed to a frank and rigorous review of its response to the pandemic and has begun a formal lessons identification process to evaluate performance and inform future improvements to its crisis response arrangements. Defence will work with its cross- Government partners to ensure key lessons are learned to improve crisis response and resilience activities in future and will support any future Government-led reviews.