Recommendation COVID-M5.8: Training in Emergency Procurement and Distribution
From Module 5: Procurement, published 14 July 2026.
Recommendation
The UK government and devolved administrations should each establish a pool of officials who are trained in the emergency procurement and distribution of healthcare equipment.
Completion of the training should be mandatory for at least 20% of the workforce of each nation’s central healthcare equipment procurement bodies and kept up to date through annual refresher courses.
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry recommended establishing trained pools of officials for emergency healthcare equipment procurement and distribution. In September 2026, the Northern Ireland Executive's publications list indicated that a formal response to the July 2026 Module 5 report remained unpublished (Northern Ireland Executive response, Sep 2026). The Scottish Government's published records of inquiry responses similarly indicated in September 2026 that its formal response had not been published (Scottish Government response, Sep 2026). The Welsh Government also had not published a formal response to the report on its website as of September 2026 (Welsh Government response, Sep 2026). The record holds nothing dated later than the response of September 2026 (Welsh Government response, Sep 2026).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 2 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
No formal government response published. The Welsh Government had not published a response to the Module 5 report of 14 July 2026 when its page of responses to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry module reports on GOV.WALES was checked on 25 September 2026.
No formal government response published. The Scottish Government had not published a response to the Module 5 report of 14 July 2026 when its collection of responses to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on gov.scot was checked on 25 September 2026.
No formal government response published. The Northern Ireland Executive had not published a response to the Module 5 report of 14 July 2026 when the Executive Office's publications list was checked on 25 September 2026.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Department of Health and Social Care has been found in the sources searched (last checked 20 October 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Responsible bodies
Themes and tags
Who has spoken
- Welsh Government
Response - Scottish Government
Response - Northern Ireland Executive
Response