Written question asked by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Monday, 10 February 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 February 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Monday, 24 February 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve transparency in the decision-making processes of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation; and whether this includes publishing detailed evidence underlying its recommendations.

Answer

As per the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI) code of practice, committee minutes are published within six weeks of the meeting, via its webpage. These minutes outline the information presented to members and summarise the considerations and discussion. The JCVI also publishes advice statements on the GOV.UK website, and these statements outline the advice given and the rationale.

Where possible, data considered by the committee is referenced in minutes and statements. On occasion, data reviewed by the committee may remain unpublished when the minutes are released. This could be due to the data being new, sensitive, or subject to confidentiality. For transparency and public interest, the JCVI encourages all researchers who present to the committee to publish data once appropriate.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL4866
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

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