Covid Inquiry: Department for Education's Confidence in Mass Testing
Susan Acland-Hood, permanent secretary of the Department for Education, expressed confidence in the department's ability to rollout mass testing in schools during the Covid Inquiry.
Acland-Hood stated that she was
"confident"that her team could deliver mass covid testing in schools to prevent a second round of closures in January 2021.
- Susan Acland-Hood joined the Department for Education as permanent secretary in September 2020.
- The Covid inquiry is investigating the impact of the pandemic on children and young people.
- Former education secretary Gavin Williamson shared Acland-Hood's frustration over the scrapped national covid testing programme in schools.
Acland-Hood gave evidence to the Covid inquiry, which continues to examine the pandemic's effects on young people.
Author's summary: DfE confident in mass testing rollout plans.