Civil Protection Miscellany

Supplementary Response to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Response to Covid-19 and the Coronavirus Act 2020. Name:                          Philip Trendall Contact:                       XXXXXXXXXXX Date:                            XXXXXXXXXXX Type of Response:       Individual Word Count:                 937       INTRODUCTION On 25 th June 2020 I submitted a memorandum to the committee on this subject.   This was before the committee’s terms of reference were updated to include the prospect of a public inquiry.   Therefore I submit this supplementary note for the information of the committee and would respectfully ask that it is read in conjunction with my memorandum dated 25 th June 2020. For convenience I have followed the order of issues used in the Call for Evidence. A PUBLIC INQUIRY? 1.     I would suggest that two inquiries are required.   The first should be an inquiry set up under the Inquiries Ac

The House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Committee have been collecting evidence on the response to the Covid 19 pandemic and on the Coronavirus Act 2020.  The deadline for written submissions is 27th July and I would urge people with knowledge of this subject to provide the committee with a response.  Details can be found at:    https://committees.parliament.uk/work/310/responding-to-covid19-and-the-coronavirus-act-2020/ I would draw your attention to the fact that the terms of reference of this inquiry have been updated to include the prospect of a public inquiry.  IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT that submissions are made by those with knowledge of this subject. I have submitted a short note giving (for what very little it is worth) my views on this subject. See copy below. I am submitting a supplementary note on the Public Inquiry issue. Response to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Response to Covid-19 and the Cor