Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 26 January 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to verify covid-19 PCR testing results and details on passengers' arrival from overseas.
Polymerase chain reaction test results on arrival are verified by the private provider who performed or provided the test. Providers are required by law to report the results of the test to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Before providing testing services all providers must complete a declaration stating that their testing services meet the Government’s minimum standards. All international arrival testing providers must also receive confirmation in writing from the UKHSA that it considers the organisation meets the standards before providing testing services. It is the overall responsibility of the test provider to ensure that the services comply with the Government’s minimum standards and the UKHSA will take action where providers are found to be non-compliant.
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