Urgent appeal for greater transparency of UK government amidst COVID-19 outbreak

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

There is currently no publicly accessible research to support key decisions, aside from references to studies conducted outside of the UK and listing of scientific committees. Implementation of key strategies requires scientific evidence which must be communicated to the general public.

The UK government’s dynamic risk assessments are inconsistent with government action across other European nations, and its planning principles do not align with current measures to discontinue testing of all potential cases. The strategy is poorly justified and there is no transparency as to the reasoning behind the ‘herd immunity’ approach. Public trust is low due to lack of transparency and this will reduce effectiveness of government strategies.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Release the models underlying the government's response to COVID-19

Timeline

15 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
20 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Mar 2020

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