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Manpower or mindset: Defence’s contribution to the UK’s pandemic response: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2019–21

Published 9 July 2021

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The government's response

This document responds to Sixth Report: Manpower or mindset: Defence’s contribution to the UK’s pandemic response.

This is the government's response, published 9 July 2021.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government notes the Committee's recommendations on the pandemic review and on early use of Defence capabilities, describes Defence's role as supporting, and commits to a formal lessons identification process.

  • On the Committee's conclusion about pandemic preparedness and COBRA, the government says only that it "notes the Committee's recommendation".
  • On civilian agencies, it says Defence support is channelled through the MACA process, where "viable non-Defence solutions" to a request will be identified.
  • On recognition and pay, it says base pay recommendations come from the pay review bodies and HM Treasury guidance, and that Defence is "bound by the Government's public sector pay pause". Medallic recognition is being led by the Cabinet Office, with "no further details" available.
  • The Ministry of Defence has begun a formal lessons identification process and will "support any future Government-led reviews".

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