Call for evidence outcome

UK COVID-19 device product market: call for evidence

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This call for evidence has closed

Detail of outcome

The published impact assessment incorporates the insight and evidence collected as part of the call for evidence consultation.


Original call for evidence

Summary

This is a call for evidence regarding the mandatory validation of COVID-19 test kits and detection devices by the government prior to entry to the UK market.

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Call for evidence description

The government is seeking evidence and analysis on the following areas:

  • costs for individual businesses involved in the domestic COVID-19 test kit sector
  • scale and nature of domestic COVID-19 test kit activity, including manufacturing and trading
  • scale and nature of activities abroad which are integral to our existing domestic COVID-19 test kit supply and market
  • the direction of the COVID-19 test kit market

We welcome all evidence and analysis any stakeholder can provide on these broad topics. We are particularly interested in responses from:

  • manufacturers of COVID-19 or other diagnostic tests
  • distributors of COVID-19 or other diagnostic tests
  • academics and experts in the diagnostics industry
  • think tanks and other research groups with relevant insight

The results of this call for evidence will help to shape the policy and the resultant analysis will be published in the impact assessment underpinning the policy.

The call for evidence will run for 4 weeks. The call for evidence document provides further guidance.

How to respond

Read the ‘UK market for COVID-19 detection devices: call for evidence’ for background on the policy and legislation in this document.

Respond by downloading the ‘UK COVID-19 device product market: call for evidence template’ in OpenDocument (ODT) or MS Word Document format below. Fill in your responses to the questions and email the form to validation@dhsc.gov.uk.

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Updates to this page

Published 19 August 2021
Last updated 22 August 2022 + show all updates
  1. This consultation has now closed.

  2. First published.

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