Covid-19 and the criminal law

Justice Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 10 Mar 2021 Closed: 13 Sep 2023 Parliament page
This inquiry examines the way in which the Government has created new criminal offences to ensure people follow restrictions and lockdown, how the criminal law has been adapted to deal with the pandemic, and how covid-19 offences have been enforced, applied and reviewed by the police, the Crown Prosecution Service … Read more
21 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
7 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 10 events
8 Sep
2022
Report published
28 Jun
2022
Correspondence
14 Jun
2022
Correspondence
8 Jun
2022
Correspondence
22 Feb
2022
Correspondence
24 Sep
2021
Report published
13 Jul
2021
Correspondence
13 Jul
2021
Correspondence
8 Jul
2021
Correspondence
20 Apr
2021
Formal meeting · Virtual meeting
Title HC No. Published Items Response
4th Report - Covid-19 and the criminal law HC 71 24 Sep 2021 34 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
15 Conclusion Deferred
4th Report - Covid-19 and the crim…
The Government’s communication of new covid-19 offences created in response to the pandemic was essential...
The Government’s communication of new covid-19 offences created in response to the pandemic was essential to ensuring both that public and law enforcement agencies understood what was prohibited and delivering high levels of compliance.
Government Response
The government agrees good communication is essential and outlines past efforts to improve guidance. It states it will look to learn lessons on its communications approach through the public inquiry into COVID-19 and apply these for future pandemic planning.
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19 Recommendation Deferred
4th Report - Covid-19 and the crim…
A key lesson from the covid-19 pandemic is the importance of public communication of any...
A key lesson from the covid-19 pandemic is the importance of public communication of any new restrictions and criminal offences to delivering compliance and protecting public health. The Government should review how public health guidance and public Covid-19 and the … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees good communication is essential and will look to learn lessons on how guidance and public health regulations were communicated, specifically through the COVID-19 public inquiry, for future pandemic planning.
Ministry of Justice
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Government Response AI assessment · 34 of 21 classified
Accepted 10
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 7
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 8
Rejected 6
Total 21 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 7 letters
28 Jun 2022 From committee Letter to Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 21 June 2022, regarding Covid-19 and the criminal law
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14 Jun 2022 To committee Letter from Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 9 June 2022, on Covid-19 and the Criminal Law Report response
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8 Jun 2022 From committee Letter to Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 25 May 2022, regarding Covid-19 and the criminal law
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22 Feb 2022 To committee Letter from Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 7 February 2022, on government responses to Covid-19 and the Criminal Law report and the Coroner Service report
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13 Jul 2021 Letter dated 24 June 2021 from Lord Wolfson QC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, on Limitation period for prosecutions under coronavirus regulations
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13 Jul 2021 Letter dated 4 May from Lord Wolfson QC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, on Limitation period for prosecutions under coronavirus regulations
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8 Jul 2021 Letter dated 30 June 2021 from Lord Wolfson QC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on Funding for not-for-profit providers of legal advice
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