Independent Commission on UK Public Health Emergency Powers: Final Report

Jack Beatson; Anne-Maree Farrell; David Feldman; Ruth Fox; Joelle Grogan; Tom Hickman KC; Ruth Hussey; Jeff King; Fiona De Londras; Lord Patel; Reema Patel; Adam Wagner; Hannah White

Independent Commission on UK Public Health Emergency Powers: Final Report

Jack Beatson^*, Anne-Maree Farrell, David Feldman, Ruth Fox, Joelle Grogan, Tom Hickman KC, Ruth Hussey, Jeff King, Fiona De Londras, Lord Patel, Reema Patel, Adam Wagner, Hannah White

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The Independent Commission on UK Public Health Emergency Powers reviewed emergency public health laws and parliamentary procedures in the four UK nations. We considered how far these laws and procedures could be enhanced so as to better protect the rule of law and promote accountability, transparency and parliamentary control of executive action. We also undertook comparative research; reviewing public health emergency powers in ten foreign jurisdictions chosen because of their similarities to the UK’s parliamentary system and the efficacy of their legal responses to Covid-19. Throughout our inquiry we kept foremost in our minds the need for governments to act quickly in an emergency to secure timely and effective public health outcomes.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Number of pages	148
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2024

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public health
emergency powers
public law
United Kingdom

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Beatson, J., Farrell, A.-M., Feldman, D., Fox, R., Grogan, J., Hickman KC, T., Hussey, R., King, J., De Londras, F., Patel, L., Patel, R., Wagner, A., & White, H. (2024). Independent Commission on UK Public Health Emergency Powers: Final Report. British Institute of International and Comparative Law. https://binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/2185_icukphep_final_report.pdf

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