Coronavirus Act 2020 Two Years On

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 9 Dec 2021 Closed: 16 Jun 2022 Parliament page
The Coronavirus Act 2020 was passed at pace at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Act has been subject to renewal at six-monthly intervals since its entry into force. After two years on the statute books, its provisions are set to expire automatically at the end of March 2022, … Read more
5 Recommendations
8 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
18 May
2022
Report published
18 Mar
2022
Report published
24 Feb
2022
Oral evidence
24 Feb
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
8 Feb
2022
Correspondence
25 Jan
2022
Oral evidence
25 Jan
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
24 Feb 2022
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Coronavirus Act 2020 Two Years On
Rt Hon Sajid Javid · Department of Health and Social Care
25 Jan 2022
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Coronavirus Act 2020 Two Years On
Dr Ronan Cormacain · Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Dr Ruth Fox · Hansard Society Professor Jeff King · University College London (UCL)
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Coronavirus Act 2020 Two Years On HC 978 18 Mar 2022 13 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
7 Recommendation Deferred
Seventh Report - Coronavirus Act 2…
We also recommend that the UK Covid-19 Inquiry include a comprehensive analysis of the necessity...
We also recommend that the UK Covid-19 Inquiry include a comprehensive analysis of the necessity and proportionality of each section of the Coronavirus Act 2020 to better aid in the future development of similar emergency legislation. Should the public Coronavirus … Read more
Government Response
The government refers to the independent, statutory public inquiry into COVID-19 and its broad scope, stating that whether any additional centrally-coordinated review will take place on the individual provisions in the Act is still to be determined.
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11 Recommendation Deferred
Seventh Report - Coronavirus Act 2…
We urge the Government to include this in the inquiry looking at the pandemic response...
We urge the Government to include this in the inquiry looking at the pandemic response and commit to set out a more consistent approach to publishing all data that inform decision making, including how those data have been utilised, in … Read more
Government Response
The government recognises the importance of sharing COVID-19 data and highlights existing surveillance systems, SAGE publications, and UKHSA's work with the Office for Statistics Regulation; the independent UK COVID-19 Inquiry plans to examine the availability and use of data for public health decision-making.
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Government Response AI assessment · 13 of 5 classified
Accepted 3
Acknowledged 8
Deferred 2
Total 5 recs + 8 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
8 Feb 2022 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster on Covid Polling, dated 31.1.22
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