Government preparedness for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for government on risk

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 26 Nov 2021 Closed: 27 May 2022 Parliament page
In July 2020 the PAC made its first report on the UK Government’s broad, initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying there had been an “astonishing” failure to plan appropriately especially in relation to the national economy , where it was revealed in evidence to the Committee that there had … Read more
7 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 6 events
27 May
2022
Report published
23 Mar
2022
Report published
31 Jan
2022
Correspondence
31 Jan
2022
Correspondence
12 Jan
2022
Oral evidence
12 Jan
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
12 Jan 2022
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Government preparedness for the COVID:19 Pandemic: Lessons for government on risk
Alex Chisholm · Cabinet Office Clara Swinson · Department for Health and Social Care Roger Hargreaves · Cabinet Office Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Forty-Sixth Report Government preparedness for the COVID-19 pand… HC 952 23 Mar 2022 22 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Not Addressed
Forty-Sixth Report Government prep…
On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Cabinet Office and the Department of Health & Social Care (the Department) on the government’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic.1
Government Response
The government provides an introduction from the Committee on the scale and nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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7 Conclusion
Forty-Sixth Report Government prep…
The three lines of defence model of risk management, widely used in the private sector,...
The three lines of defence model of risk management, widely used in the private sector, sets out what the Orange Book characterises as a “simple and effective way to help delegate and coordinate risk management roles and responsibilities within and … Read more
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Government Response AI assessment · 21 of 7 classified
Accepted 13
Acknowledged 7
Not Addressed 1
Total 7 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
31 Jan 2022 Correspondence from Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, re Government preparedness for the COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons for government on risk, dated 27 January 2022
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31 Jan 2022 Joint correspondence from Sir Patrick Vallance, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser National Technology Adviser, Head of the Government Science and Engineering Profession and Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Social Care, re Government preparedness for the COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons for government on risk, dated 27 January 2022
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