Public Inquiry Recommendations
Showing 12 of 1,955 recommendations from COVID-19 Inquiry
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Outdated Emergency Preparedness Guidance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 — 63 recommendations across this inquiry.
COVID-M1.2
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2024)
Cabinet Office Leadership for Emergencies
The UK government should: abolish the lead government department model for whole-system civil emergency preparedness and resilience; and require the Cabinet Office to lead on preparing for and building resilience …
COVID-M1.4
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2024)
UK-wide Civil Emergency Strategy
The UK government and devolved administrations should together introduce a UK-wide whole-system civil emergency strategy (which includes pandemics) to prevent each emergency and also to reduce, control and mitigate its …
COVID-M1.8
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2024)
Triennial Parliamentary Resilience Reports
The governments of the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should each produce and publish reports to their respective legislatures at least every three years on whole-system civil emergency preparedness …
COVID-M2.15
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2025)
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Emergency Powers
The UK government and devolved administrations should ensure that the draft affirmative procedure is the standard process for enacting substantial and wide-ranging powers in a civil emergency, such as a …
COVID-M2.17
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2025)
Public Emergency Information Portal
The UK government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive should develop an online portal for use in future civil emergencies, where members of the public can access information …
COVID-M3.5
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Scale Up Urgent and Emergency Care
The UK government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive, in conjunction with organisations responsible for delivering services, should plan for surge capacity in urgent and emergency care during …
COVID-M3.6
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Scale Up Hospital Capacity
The UK government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive should work with trusts and health boards to ensure that pandemic plans include practical steps to rapidly scale up …
COVID-M3.10
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Healthcare Worker Support
The UK government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive, working with healthcare employers and professional bodies, should put in place plans to deliver effective support for healthcare workers …
COVID-M4.1
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Establish Pharmaceutical Expert Advisory Panel
The UK government should establish a standing pharmaceutical expert advisory panel, in consultation with the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The …
COVID-M4.2
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Formalise Community Vaccine Equity Networks
The UK government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive should maintain networks with local communities to produce targeted vaccination strategies and communications. To achieve this: The Scottish Government, …
COVID-M4.4
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Proportionate Access to Linked Healthcare Records
The UK government and devolved administrations should work together, with their respective health delivery services, to facilitate and coordinate regulatory bodies' access to healthcare records in order to make the …
COVID-M4.5
Accepted in part
COVID-19 Inquiry
(2026)
Reform Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
The UK government must reform the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme as soon as possible. The reform should include as a minimum: increasing the £120,000 payment, at least in line with …