According to the Government Response (December 2021), the government accepted this recommendation, noting that Duty of Candour regulations require healthcare providers to be open when things go wrong. According to the Government Response (December 2021), NHS Resolution promotes early apologies and has clarified that sincere apologies do not constitute an admission of liability and training on candour is being embedded across the NHS and independent sector. According to the available evidence, no further specific published evidence detailing the progress of this training has been identified since the 2021 response.