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13 Dec 2023 Coronavirus

Covid Inquiry: Bereaved families call for transparent reviews of culture at heart of government

Lawyer for Covid bereaved families campaign says inquiry has "exposed shortfalls" of the UK’s system of governance, with Cummings given “almost unfettered power”

11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus

Covid Inquiry: Sunak defends pandemic decision-making structures

PM says having Covid Taskforce in place from start of pandemic would have “definitely improved things”

11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus

Covid Inquiry: Johnson says WhatsApp 'somehow automatically erased' 5,000 messages

Former prime minister claims lack of detail from messages sent during key early weeks of pandemic is due to program "going down and coming back up again"

08 Dec 2023 Analysis

'Significant overhaul is needed': Insights from a previously-secret review of centre-of-government crisis capabilities

Review makes 23 recommendations for “higher-quality faster-paced central decision making”, including reinvigorating the lead government response model

01 Dec 2023 Coronavirus

Covid Inquiry: Social care structures made care home response difficult, Hancock says

Former health secretary admits it was misleading to say the government had thrown a protective ring around care homes from start of pandemic

22 Nov 2023 Coronavirus

Whitty: No.10 should have consulted scientists on Eat Out To Help Out

Chief medical officer says he "firmly" told Downing Street it should have informed him and Patrick Vallance about the Covid policy

02 Nov 2023 Brexit

MacNamara: Whitehall processes 'bent out of shape' by Brexit work ahead of pandemic

Former official says Brexit preparations led to the centre holding too much power, with departments "disempowered"

01 Nov 2023 Coronavirus

Helen MacNamara: 'Extraordinarily difficult' to provide Covid inquiry evidence after Cabinet Office wiped work phone

Former deputy cabinet secretary also said government 'hadn't done any proper planning' just days before lockdown

07 Jul 2023 Coronavirus

Court forces Cabinet Office to hand over Johnson WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry

Court says Covid Inquiry should be able to "fish for documents" and return those it deems irrelevant

28 Jun 2023 Coronavirus

Government pandemic planning doctrine was 'wrong', Hancock tells Covid Inquiry

Covid-era health secretary says UK was too focused on having enough body bags and burial space, and not enough on avoiding deaths

27 Jun 2023 Coronavirus

Covid Inquiry: DHSC did not plan for pandemic quarantine measures despite 'system overload' warning

DHSC board warned in 2016 of need for quarantine and contact-tracing preparations, inquiry hears

23 Jun 2023 Coronavirus

Covid Inquiry: Whitty warns of 'weaknesses' in scientific advice system between emergencies

Chief medical officer calls for more "radical" thinking and says scientists have to "elbow their way in" outside of emergencies

21 Jun 2023 HR

Covid Inquiry: Civil service churn 'disastrous' for UK, ex-minister says

Oliver Letwin says most officials knew less than him about emergency planning by the end of his spell as a Cabinet Office minister

01 Jun 2023 Communications

DHSC creates ‘second’ comms director role

Recruitment campaign offers up to £120k for successful applicant

11 Mar 2022 Coronavirus

Covid public inquiry hearings ‘will not begin until 2023 at the earliest’

Revelation comes as inquiry chair puts draft terms of reference out to consultation

Specialist consultants called in to help with Covid public inquiry comms strategy

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17 Feb 2022 Commercial

Specialist consultants called in to help with Covid public inquiry comms strategy

Agency to provide advice on media relations and a consultation on the public inquiry's terms of reference

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