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πŸ“… One year ago today - the UK Govt began to relax #lockdown restrictions while telling us a COVID-status certification system would be developed.

Even though the majority of Coronavirus Act regs have dropped, surveillance continues to be maintained.

gov.uk/government/new…
πŸ›‚ Many businesses were legislated to either use the #NHS #COVID19 app or allow customers to 'sign-in' for Test & Trace.

But of course this wasn't about your health, this was measuring citizens compliance re: #vaccinepassports & #DigitalID
🦠 If we're supposed to be 'Living with COVID' & restoring freedoms, then why do we need to maintain these surveillance measures that will do nothing to limit the spread of a now endemic virus.
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Oh boy! We're gonna have some fun with this one 🀣

@DHSCgovuk finally responded (after FOUR delays) to my #FOI request about the #JointBiosecurityCentre πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

TL;DR: Contradicting its own published statements, official procedures & Codes, #DHSC says it doesn't hold anything...
Here is @DHSCgovuk's response:

whatdotheyknow.com/request/696875…

and, for reference, here is a snapshot of the GOV.UK page about #JBC, taken 4 days after #DHSC's reply:

web.archive.org/web/2021040210…

So, what did DHSC say? I asked for a copy of the "establishing document"...
...for the #JointBiosecurityCentre, a Β£9 BILLION* new directorate** of @DHSCgovuk, and...

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*According @CMO_England's evidence to Parliament last July:
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

**According to its webpage, "#JBC was established as a new #directorate within DHSC on 1 June 2020".
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