Lexis®Library update: President of the Law Society, I. Stephanie Boyce, explained that 'If the guidance is not comprehensive, there is a risk the objectives of the scheme will not be fulfilled and/or that further strain will be placed on the courts and tribunal system as people seek clarity through litigation. This would not be a good use of an already heavily burdened justice system.'
The proposed status certification plan would see vaccination data being used to indicate whether people are at lower risk of contracting or transmitting the disease. The Law Society has urged the government to consider what implications the proposed scheme has on existing coronavirus guidance, what impact it will have on places like police stations and court rooms that are frequented by solicitors, whether the scheme has potential to be discriminatory and how secure the data being used and shared will be.
The government consultation can be found here. The response from the Law Society can be found here.
Source: Call for clarity on COVID-status certification plans
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