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Share your experiences with Let's Be Heard
Let's Be Heard is the main way in which people can engage with the Inquiry and gives everyone who was in Scotland during the pandemic the opportunity to share their experiences.
We are keen to hear more from young people, children, teachers and other education professionals, and have created surveys tailored to the experiences of these groups. You can find the links to them below.
The surveys will remain open until Friday 29 November 2024.
Inquiry hearings
The Inquiry held a preliminary hearing for Portfolio 4 (education and certification) and Portfolio 2 (business and welfare) on Thursday 19 September 2024.
On 5 November 2024, the Inquiry will begin its hearings investigating the impacts of the pandemic on Portfolio 4. When these hearings have finished, it will then investigate the impact of the pandemic on Portfolio 2. The Inquiry anticipates the hearings will end by 20 December 2024, subject to scheduling of witnesses.
All hearings will be broadcast on the Inquiry’s YouTube channel. Past sessions can be viewed on our hearings pages.
About the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry
The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry was set up in February 2022 to investigate the devolved strategic response to the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022.
The Inquiry works independently of government to establish the facts, identify lessons to be learned and make recommendations to Scottish Ministers, so we are better prepared in future.
People have suffered because of COVID-19 in Scotland and their experiences during the pandemic will be at the heart of the Inquiry's work, guiding its investigations and informing its reports.
Introductory film
The Inquiry has produced a short film as a formal and lasting recognition of the suffering caused by the pandemic to the people of Scotland.
The film was screened at the start of the Inquiry's preliminary hearing on 28 August 2023 in Edinburgh.
An audio described version of this film is also available on the Inquiry's YouTube channel.
Latest News and Research
Chief Executive's Update - October 2024
Published: 28/10/2024Ian Duddy, Chief Executive of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry, provides an update on the Inquiry's work, including its public participation project, Let's Be Heard; the recent preliminary hearings; and his reflections on the purpose of public inquiries.
Inquiry announces timetable for education and certification impact hearings (12-15 November)
Published: 21/10/2024The Inquiry has published the provisional timetable for its second week of education and certification impact hearings, taking place from 12–15 November.
Update on education and certification, and business and welfare impact hearings
Published: 14/10/2024The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry has published the timetable for week one of its Portfolio 4 (education and certification) impact hearings, starting on 5 November 2024.