Evidence to Support the use of Covid Passes
Dear Welsh Government,
Could you please provide the following:
1) The evidence for the introduction of the initial Covid Pass system in Wales.
2) The evidence that the Covid Passes were having a significant positive effect upon Covid-19 rates PRIOR to their expansion to cinemas etc.
3) The evidence relating to the continued use of the Covid Passes in Wales.
4) How often this data is reviewed?
5) The data and research the Welsh Government has conducted or taken on board (including the Author's details and research titles), relating to the social, economic and psychological implications of the Covid Pass system.
Yours faithfully,
Amy Griffiths
Dear Ms Griffiths
Please find attached letter acknowledging your Freedom of Information
Request.
Kind regards
Jeanette
Jeanette Warren
Government Business Manager
Tîm Business Llywodraeth a Corfforaethol / Government and Corporate
Business Team
Gweithlu a Busnes Corfforaethol / Workforce and Corporate Business
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Cymru. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cymryd o ddifrif yr angen i ddiogelu eich
data. Os cysylltwch â Llywodraeth Cymru, mae ein [4]hysbysiad preifatrwydd
yn esbonio sut rydym yn defnyddio eich gwybodaeth a sut rydym yn diogelu
eich preifatrwydd. Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn
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Health and Social Services Group/Grŵp Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
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eich preifatrwydd. Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn
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Dear Welsh Government,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Welsh Government's handling of my FOI request 'Evidence to Support the use of Covid Passes.' Please see reasons as per below:
1) The links provided largely rely upon modelling and surveys, rather than evidence. Please supply the evidence.
2) The links do not effectively distinguish statistical data between the hospitalisations and deaths of those WITH or FROM Covid-19. This data would have been essential in the decision-making of the Welsh Government. Please supply the evidence.
2) The links provided did confirm that hospital admissions, ITU occupation, and deaths were decreasing on 11th January 2022. Therefore it is unclear from the links provided which evidence the Welsh Government used in its decision making to extend the use of the Covid-19 Passes. Please supply the evidence.
4) The links did contain data relating to natural immunity lasting longer than vaccinated immunity, and the transmissibility of the virus by both groups. Therefore could you please provide the evidence as to why the Welsh Government made the decision to not insist on a negative lateral flow test from ALL individuals, not just unvaccinated groups in order to control the spread?
5) The links provided did not contain the data and research the Welsh Government has conducted or taken on board (including the Author's details and research titles), relating to the social, economic
and psychological implications of the Covid Pass system. Although one of the links stated; "This paper does not address behavioural, ethical, legal or operational issues related to immunity certification." Therefore, please provide the evidence as requested.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/e...
Yours faithfully,
A. Griffiths
Dear Ms Griffiths
Please find attached letter acknowledging your request for an internal
review.
Kind regards
Jeanette
Jeanette Warren
Government Business Manager
Tîm Business Llywodraeth a Corfforaethol / Government and Corporate
Business Team
Gweithlu a Busnes Corfforaethol / Workforce and Corporate Business
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Dear Ms Griffiths
Further to your comments received on 17 February, please find attached
letter acknowledging your request for additional information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I apologise for the delay.
Kind regards
Jeanette
Jeanette Warren
Government Business Manager
Tîm Business Llywodraeth a Corfforaethol / Government and Corporate
Business Team
Gweithlu a Busnes Corfforaethol / Workforce and Corporate Business
Sganiwyd y neges hon am bob feirws hysbys wrth iddi adael Llywodraeth
Cymru. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cymryd o ddifrif yr angen i ddiogelu eich
data. Os cysylltwch â Llywodraeth Cymru, mae ein [1]hysbysiad preifatrwydd
yn esbonio sut rydym yn defnyddio eich gwybodaeth a sut rydym yn diogelu
eich preifatrwydd. Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn
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Welsh Government/Llywodraeth Cymru
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gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. On leaving the Welsh Government this
email was scanned for all known viruses. The Welsh Government takes the
protection of your data seriously. If you contact the Welsh Government
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ways in which we protect your privacy. We welcome receiving correspondence
in Welsh. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh
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Health and Social Services Group/Grŵp Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Welsh Government/Llywodraeth Cymru
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Sganiwyd y neges hon am bob feirws hysbys wrth iddi adael Llywodraeth
Cymru. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cymryd o ddifrif yr angen i ddiogelu eich
data. Os cysylltwch â Llywodraeth Cymru, mae ein [3]hysbysiad preifatrwydd
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eich preifatrwydd. Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn
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gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. On leaving the Welsh Government this
email was scanned for all known viruses. The Welsh Government takes the
protection of your data seriously. If you contact the Welsh Government
then our [4]Privacy Notice explains how we use your information and the
ways in which we protect your privacy. We welcome receiving correspondence
in Welsh. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh
and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.
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