Question: What is meant by critical workers?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: Prioritising children
How do we identify which children are the children of critical workers?
section_content: Childcare settings should speak with parents or carers to identify who
requires a place.
If it proves necessary, settings can ask for simple evidence that the parent
in question is a critical worker, such as their work ID badge or payslip.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer does mention that a parent can be a "critical worker" but does not give a definition as to what that means.
Talks about childcare. Doesn't provide any definition of who qualifies as an essential worker.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
Bad

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: Prioritising pupils
How are critical workers defined?
section_content: Children with a parent or carer who is listed as a critical
worker are eligible for a
school place.
We will monitor closely the experience of schools in identifying critical
workers and their capacity to respond to the needs of critical workers.
Government is working with representatives of school leaders to ensure they
have the clarity they need in identifying critical workers. We will publish
updates to guidance should it prove necessary to provide further points of
clarification over the identification of critical workers.
We can confirm that:

researchers are included if their work is critical to the coronavirus response
pharmacists are included in the list of health and social care staff that are essential to the coronavirus response
staff who work for the embassies of other countries, and who are essential to the coronavirus response, are included in the definition of local and national government
parliamentarians and essential parliamentary staff are also included in this list


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer defines what some types of "critical workers" are in certain scenarios but does not define the actual term "critical worker" itself for the requester.
Has some information about who's considered an essential worker, but doesn't really have a comprehensive definition.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Maintaining education and skills training provision: further education providers
section_headers: Dependants of critical workers
section_content: Parents whose work is critical to the coronavirus (COVID-19) response include
those who work in health and social care, in the education and children sector
(including further education) and in other key sectors outlined in the
critical worker list.
We recommend you ask for simple evidence that the parent in question is a
critical worker, such as their work ID badge or pay slip. It would be overly
burdensome on key sectors at this critical time to ask employers to write a
letter on behalf of their employees.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has a link to a comprehensive essential worker list. Fully addresses question.
While "critical workers" are mentioned and not really defined the answer at least gives a link to a "critical worker list" that the requester can click on to get an idea if not a definition of what "critical workers" means.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Acceptable