This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Release all minutes of SAGE meetings related to COVID-19 preparedness & response
We, the public of the UK, want transparency in this time of crisis. As such we request that all the minutes of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings relating to COVID-19 preparedness and response be published forthwith.
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The UK government has stressed it is 'following the science' in its response to coronavirus but there has been heated debate from many scientific experts and others regarding our preparedness and response.
At critical points in the COVID-19 pandemic the UK's response has broken with international consensus and convention and the government has failed to provide adequate explanations when asked. We, the public of the UK, have the right to know how and why certain decisions were made.
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The Government Office for Science has published the minutes from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings up until the beginning of May: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-publishes-sage-minutes
We have published the following petition, which you also might like to sign:
Release unredacted minutes of SAGE group meetings: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321416
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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