Footnotes:
2 See eg Scotland Act 2016, s 1 (‘Permanence of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government’).
13 HC Debates, vol 674, cols 85, 118 (23 March 2020) (Mr. Adam Afriyie, Conservative Party); HC Debates, vol 674, col 117 (23 March 2020) (Mr. Chris Bryant, Labour Party); HC Debates, vol 674, col 118 (23 March 2020) (Mr. David Davis, Conservative Party).
24 Dolan and ors v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Anor [2020] EWHC 1786 (Admin) (6 July 2020) [59], per Mr. Justice Lewis: ‘The decision on proportionality and necessity under the 1984 Act and Regulations is, ultimately, for the minister.’
27 HC Debates, vol 674, col 48 (23 March 2020) (Jonathan Ashworth MP).
29 House of Lords Constitution Committee, Coronavirus Bill (HL 2019–21, 44) (2020).
30 D Beamish, ‘How the House of Commons Adapted to the Pandemic’ in Study of Parliament Group, Parliaments and the Pandemic (January 2021) 6.
33 Lord Judge, ‘Ceding Power to the Executive’ (12 April 2016); see further J King, ‘The Province of Delegated Legislation’ in L Fisher, J King, and A Young (eds), The Foundations and Future of Public Law (OUP 2020).
37 Notably, Coronavirus Act 2020, sch 19, para 5(4), permits Scotland to create offences punishable on indictment with imprisonment of up to 2 years; yet Coronavirus Act 2020, sch 18 forbids Northern Ireland from creating any imprisonable offence under public health regulations.
38 Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 23rd Report (HL 2019-21, 111) (23 July 2020) Appendix 1.
41 R (Alvi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 33 [120] (Lord Clarke) (Supreme Court).
42 R v Ashworth Hospital Authority, ex parte Munjaz (FC) [2005] UKHL 58 [21] (Lord Bingham), [68]ff (Lord Hope) (House of Lords).
43 This example and those that follow are explored in T Hickman, ‘The Use and Misuse of Guidance during the UK’s Coronavirus Lockdown’ (4 September 2020); see further, S Vaughan and J Sorabji, ‘This is not a Rule: COVID-19 in England and Wales and Criminal Justice Governance via Guidance’ (2021) 12 European Journal of Risk Regulation 143.
45 Confidential communication between J King and a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B).
48 Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 19th Report (HL 2019-21, 84) para 2.
50 HC Debates, Vol 681, Col 331 (30 September 2020) (Speaker’s Statement).
53 HC Debates, Vol 681, Col 331 (30 September 2020) (Speaker’s Statement, Sir Lindsay Hoyle).
54 HC Debates, Vol 691, Col 1120 (25 March 2021) (Andrew Ashworth MP).
56 D Beamish, ‘How the House of Commons Adapted to the Pandemic’ in Study of Parliament Group, Parliaments and the Pandemic (January 2021) 8.
57 D Beamish, ‘How the House of Commons Adapted to the Pandemic’ in Study of Parliament Group, Parliaments and the Pandemic (January 2021) 8.
58 D Beamish, ‘How the House of Commons Adapted to the Pandemic’ in Study of Parliament Group, Parliaments and the Pandemic (January 2021) 9.
62 S Imrie, J Johnston, K Orr, and H Williams, ‘The Scottish Parliament’s Response’ Parliaments and the Pandemic (January 2021); the same volume contains chapters on the Welsh Senedd and Northern Ireland Assembly.
65 Ibid [Q31] (Lord Judge, Convener, Cross-benchers).
68 Ibid [Q79], [Q85]–[Q86].
95 Correspondence between J King and J Tomlinson (14 April 2021).
97 For detailed background, see N Johnston, ‘Coronavirus Act: Elections’ (HC Library Briefing Paper No 08856) (10 September 2020).
100 SAGE, ‘About Us’ (accessed 14 April 2021).
104 See generally, Joint Biosecurity Centre, ‘About the JBC’ (accessed 10 April 2021).
110 Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, ‘Coronavirus Update’ (accessed 10 April 2021).
115 HC Debates, vol 675, col 441ff (4 May 2020).
116 ‘Regulation 6’ designates the provision within the cited statutory instrument that is numbered ‘6’—it is the equivalent of ‘section’ in a UK statute, ‘article’ in an international agreement, and ‘para’ in a schedule of a UK statute.
142 Dolan and ors v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Anor [2020] EWHC 1786 (Admin) (6 July 2020; Dolan and ors v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 1605 (1 December 2020).
153 Scottish Government, ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on travel and transport’ (9 February 2021, updated 16 April 2021).
154 Scottish Government, ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on travel and transport’ (9 February 2021, updated 16 April 2021).
167 For a sober assessment, see J Reynolds and C Wilkinson, ‘Accessibility of ‘essential’ alcohol in the time of COVID-19: Casting light on the blind spots of licensing?’ (2020) 39 Drug and Alcohol Review 305.
177 Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 24th Report (HL 2019-21, 116) [35]–[38].
189 Francis, R (on the Application of) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2020] EWHC 3287 (Admin) (01 December 2020) [52].
192 British Medical Association, ‘Written Evidence’ (CTT0007) (18 January 2021) [3.2].
194 British Medical Association, ‘Written Evidence’ (CTT0007) (18 January 2021) [2.4].
203 HC Deb, Vol 685, Col 302 (2 December 2020) (Prime Minister Boris Johnson).
205 NHS Test and Protect in Scotland is run by NHS Scotland.
211 R Booth, ’Social care 'an afterthought' in UK coronavirus response, says leaked letter’ The Guardian (Online, 16 April 2020).