I'm inclined to think both you and Pete have value to add to the thread to be honest, but there's so much conspiracy twaddle at the moment it's become very hard to filter the valuable stuff from the page after page of nonsense.
I've been largely disinclined to post actually information because a) a lot of it will be sensitive and confidential and I can't share it directly and can't be bothered with the 'prove it' nonsense from various sides and b) most don't seem that bothered by detail outside of point scoring but...
The general update from PHE is that data quality is poor, it's improving but still not entirely accurate. Contact tracing will start nationally from next week then locally the week after - when the App is ready is still a bit of a mystery. It's a major concern that there has been little by way of guidance on local testing arrangements despite it effectively starting from Monday. Data flow, capacity required vs expectation, interface between local and national is still unclear, etc etc.
Current testing is quite complex due to asymptomatic and symptomatic tracing and how this is recorded. Hence my 'dont trust the data too much'
Lots of recovery activity being done through resilience structures on safe return to work and education resumption due to reduction in restrictions. Obviously there is a worry that with an ease in restrictions it will impact on H&SC as there will most definitely be an increased demand for discharge to home in the coming weeks. Staffing picture in nursing homes is pretty fragile, but not getting worse which is a positive I suppose.
The legislation is not really helpful in allowing police to effectively police as there is no power to enforce 2m distance rule and there are significant gaps and contradictions in the guidance. Effectively the new measures are open to misinterpretation despite the 'common sense' approach from the Government. It's difficult with a lack of accurate data, lack of joined up testing approach and a clear national vs local information divide how to adequately interpret and inform the public correctly.
That's the general strategic concensus.