Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is a requirement for local authorities to deliver the results of care home covid-19 tests.

Local authorities are not the primary recipient of test result when testing takes place in a care home. If the test subject is staff member, the test results will either go directly to the individual or the care home manager if consent is provided by the staff member. For residents the care homes are the primary recipients. The test results also flow into general practitioner records, if a National Health Service number or other identifying information has been provided.