COVID-M2.3 Response Under Consideration AI-assessed

UK-wide Expert Register

Recommendation

The Government Office for Science (GO-Science) should develop and maintain a register of experts across the four nations of the UK who would be willing to participate in scientific advisory groups, covering a broad range of potential civil emergencies.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The COVID-19 Inquiry's Module 2 report, published on 2025-11-20, recommended that the Government Office for Science develop and maintain a UK-wide register of experts for scientific advisory groups. As of 2026-03-18, no government response to this recommendation has been publicly received, and no such expert register has been identified as developed in the provided official sources.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Under Consideration
Under Consideration UK Government
20 Nov 2025

No government response yet received. Module 2 report published 20 November 2025.

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Progress Timeline
Official Report
20 Nov 2025

Status: Pending. No government response yet received. Module 2 report published 20 November 2025.

Source
Report Module 2: Core Decision-Making 20 Nov 2025
Responsible Bodies
Government Office for Science Primary
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 20 Nov 2025