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Wales Plans Independent Covid ReviewA decision dated 21 October sets out plans for the review; further details are expected in the Senedd next month.
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- A decision notice dated 21 October said the review would be established by Minister Dafydd Trystan Davies MS.
- The decision followed years of calls from bereaved families, while the previous Labour-led Welsh Government repeatedly rejected such an inquiry.
- Plaid Cymru had pledged in its manifesto to examine the Labour administration’s pandemic handling if it won the Senedd election.
- Further details about the review are expected from Davies in the Senedd next month.
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