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15 December 2021

NHS Covid Pass now required for entry into nightclubs and large venues

The NHS Covid Pass, available via the NHS App, must now be shown by all adults in England to gain
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26 November 2021

NHS Covid travel pass to now include proof of booster jabs

International travellers who have received their booster Covid jab are now able to prove their vaccination status via the NHS
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22 September 2021

NHS App ‘storing facial recognition data with private tech company’

Biometric verification company iProov was awarded a contract by NHS Digital in 2019 to manage user identity on the NHS
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21 September 2021

NHS App hits milestone 12m downloads since Covid passports introduced

More than 1.5 million people have now used the NHS App app to manage their organ donation preference, a surge
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13 September 2021

Plans for Covid passports in England scrapped, Sajid Javid confirms

Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show Sajid Javid said the government had decided not to go ahead with the
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6 September 2021

Covid passports for events set to begin in England this month

Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said introducing Covid passports was the “right thing to
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19 July 2021

Government launches Covid Pass Verifier app for businesses

An app has been launched by the government to provide a fast and secure way for people to demonstrate their
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25 June 2021

Online Covid-19 passports go live in Wales from today

The NHS Covid-19 passport, which is also available in England, allows people to prove they’ve had both jabs when travelling
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22 June 2021

Data strategy: Put NHS patients ‘ahead of demands for profit’

Patient groups and privacy campaigners have raised concerns over who will have access to the data under the government's draft
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