Covid 19 Vaccine Certification

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 9 Mar 2021 Closed: 28 Sep 2021 Parliament page
The Government have announced a review into introducing a Covid vaccine and status certificate system or "vaccine passports". The Committee have launched an inquiry to consider potential ethical, legal and operational issues and the efficacy and appropriateness of a certificate system. Read the call for evidence for more details about … Read more
15 Recommendations
2 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
10 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 15 events
9 Sep
2021
Report published
15 Jul
2021
Correspondence
6 Jul
2021
Correspondence
6 Jul
2021
Correspondence
12 Jun
2021
Report published
10 Jun
2021
Correspondence
27 May
2021
Oral evidence
24 May
2021
Oral evidence
13 May
2021
Correspondence
13 May
2021
Correspondence
13 May
2021
Correspondence
13 May
2021
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
27 May 2021
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Covid 19 Vaccine Certification
Dr Susan Hopkins · UK Health Security Agency Kathy Hall · Department of Health and Social Care Rt Hon Michael Gove MP · The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
24 May 2021
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Covid 19 Vaccine Certification
Bill Bush · Premier League Emma McClarkin · British Beer and Pub Association Professor Judith Breuer Professor Melinda Mills Professor Peter Openshaw · Imperial College London Professor Trish Greenhalgh Richard Jordan · Richard Jordan Productions
23 Mar 2021
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Covid 19 Vaccine Certification
Professor Jonathan Wolff Rt Hon David Davis MP Silkie Carlo
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - Covid-Status Certification HC 42 12 Jun 2021 17 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
5 Recommendation Accepted
Second Report - Covid-Status Certi…
We recognise that conducting detailed modelling, especially with so many unknown variables and uncertainties, is...
We recognise that conducting detailed modelling, especially with so many unknown variables and uncertainties, is difficult and imprecise. Nonetheless, we believe that it is the best guide to the potential impacts of the range of different scenarios that cannot necessarily … Read more
Government Response
The government states it reviewed different certification models and the outcome is in a published report, along with relevant SAGE papers which relate to COVID-status certification, implying these address the request for published modelling.
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7 Recommendation Accepted
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The Committee is very encouraged by the evidence we heard both from our expert witness...
The Committee is very encouraged by the evidence we heard both from our expert witness and from the Government as regards vaccine efficacy. What the Committee also heard, however, was that there are significant areas of scientific uncertainty as regards … Read more
Government Response
The government provides a scientific rationale, citing consultations and studies on vaccine effectiveness and transmission reduction, stating certification could be a useful tool for managing risk and keeping events and businesses open.
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12 Recommendation Accepted
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If the Government moves forward with any proposals to introduce such a system, despite the...
If the Government moves forward with any proposals to introduce such a system, despite the absence of a scientific case for doing so, a full Equalities Impact Assessment must be provided in good time and certainly in advance of any … Read more
Government Response
The government states it has conducted a full Equalities Impact Assessment and commits to providing it ahead of the introduction of any required legislation.
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16 Recommendation Accepted
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It is all the more unfortunate that the Government took the approach it did on...
It is all the more unfortunate that the Government took the approach it did on this issue, as it appears to the Committee that demonstrating Covid-status may become a necessary feature of international travel in order to avoid excessive quarantine … Read more
Government Response
The government states that minimal personal data is shared via the NHS COVID Pass for international use, explaining it only displays name, date of birth, and vaccine details, which is transient and not stored.
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Government Response AI assessment · 17 of 15 classified
Accepted 4
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 5
Rejected 3
Total 15 recs + 2 conclusions
Correspondence 10 letters
15 Jul 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster on Covid status certification review Report, dated 5.7.21
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6 Jul 2021 Correspondence with James MacDougall, Head of Corporate Affairs, Football Association on Covid status certification at Wembley Stadium, dated between 24-25.6.21
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6 Jul 2021 Correspondence with Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster on the NHS Covid Pass, dated between 24-28.6.21.pdf
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10 Jun 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster on Covid certification - Data Protection Impact Assessment, dated 9.6.21
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13 May 2021 To committee Letter from Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, UK Statistics Authority on Covid vaccine certification, dated 28.4.21
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13 May 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on COVID-status certification, dated 7.5.21
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13 May 2021 To committee Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician on Covid vaccine certification, dated 28.4.21
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13 May 2021 From committee Letter to Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Department for Transport on the data on the 'traffic light system for international travel', dated 27.4.21
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8 Apr 2021 From committee Letter to Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on Covid vaccine certificates, dated 8.4.21
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11 Mar 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on vaccine passports, dated 10.3.21
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