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DerekShannonmeemoe_uk2 wrote: Sooo, what happens next?
I see they are influential people whose support has been gained, which will be useful for any government assessments in the future.
But…
Did that committee also control funds?
Are they working as assessors, who report back to a government funding agency?Your title says ” An independent scientific review “
independent in the ” we’re not biased ” sense, or independent in the ” we’re not government ” sense? If the latter, were they a private consultancy agency hired by the government and are now reporting back?Is there a timetable of events that should trigger from this report?
They were independent in the sense that LPP did not have any control over the conclusions they wanted to put in the report. The committee members were also working as independent consultants, not part of any government or other official capacity. We hope to use this report to validate our work for non-technical people, but that’s up to us–and anyone who wants to help!