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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Steph Brawn

UK Government doesn't know if £486m Covid traffic light system was worth it, says report

A report has said the UK Government "did not clearly communicate" changes to travel measures during the pandemic

THE UK Government spent £486million on managing cross-border travel during the pandemic … but does not know if the system worked or whether it was worth the cash because it did not track its spending, a damning report has concluded.

The review by the Committee of Public Accounts scrutinised the Government’s traffic-light system during the Covid-19 crisis where countries were placed on red, amber, or green lists depending on their level of assessed risk.

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