Public Inquiry Recommendations
Showing 55 of 1,839 recommendations from COVID-19 Inquiry — page 2 of 2
What these recommendations are about — COVID-19 Inquiry
Key themes in this inquiry:
Emergency contingency plans ·
Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny ·
Staff training and development ·
Police investigation management ·
Outdated Emergency Preparedness Guidance
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Report published 2024 — 55 recommendations across this inquiry.
COVID-M5.7
No Published Response
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Trade and Industry in the Civil Emergency Strategy
The UK-wide whole-system civil emergency strategy, which the Inquiry has recommended should be developed by the UK government and devolved administrations (see the Inquiry’s Module 1 Report, Recommendation 4), should …
- An implementation status cannot yet be assessed. No government response or recommendation-specific delivery evidence was located by 23 July 2026, so the absence of …
COVID-M5.8
No Published Response
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Training in Emergency Procurement and Distribution
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 …
- An implementation status cannot yet be assessed. No government response or recommendation-specific delivery evidence was located by 23 July 2026, so the absence of …
COVID-M5.9
No Published Response
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Commercial Framework for Emergency Procurement
The UK government and devolved administrations should collaborate to establish a UK-wide commercial framework agreement of pre-approved external specialists in the emergency procurement and distribution of healthcare equipment. The framework …
- An implementation status cannot yet be assessed. No government response or recommendation-specific delivery evidence was located by 23 July 2026, so the absence of …
COVID-M5.10
No Published Response
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Transparency, Governance and Accountability in Emergencies
The UK government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive should improve transparency, governance and accountability for procurement in an emergency. As a minimum, these improvements should include the …
- An implementation status cannot yet be assessed. No government response or recommendation-specific delivery evidence was located by 23 July 2026, so the absence of …
COVID-M5.11
No Published Response
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Data and Technology in Emergency Procurement
Within three years of the publication of this Report, the systems for the procurement and distribution of healthcare equipment should be digitalised and interoperable across the UK government and devolved …
- An implementation status cannot yet be assessed. No government response or recommendation-specific delivery evidence was located by 23 July 2026, so the absence of …