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Watch the Inquiry's hearings
The Inquiry began its hearings investigating the impacts of the pandemic on Portfolio 4 (education and certification) on 5 November 2024. When these hearings have finished, it will then investigate the impact of the pandemic on Portfolio 2 (business and welfare). The Inquiry anticipates this tranche of hearings will end by 20 December 2024, subject to the scheduling of witnesses.
All hearings will be broadcast on the Inquiry’s YouTube channel. Past sessions can be viewed on our hearings pages.
Impact Hearing | Education and Certification | Day 10
Published: 20/11/2024Day 10 of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's education and certification impact hearings.
Date: 20 November 2024
Time: 10am
Impact Hearing | Education and Certification | Day 9
Published: 19/11/2024Day 9 of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's education and certification impact hearings.
Date: 19 November 2024
Time: 11am
Impact Hearing | Education and Certification | Day 8
Published: 18/11/2024Day 8 of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's education and certification impact hearings.
Date: 18 November 2024
Time: 11am
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.
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
Inquiry announces timetable for business and welfare impact hearings (9–13 December)
Published: 18/11/2024The Inquiry has published the provisional timetable for its second week of business and welfare impact hearings, taking place from 9–13 December.
Inquiry announces timetable for business and welfare impact hearings (2–6 December 2024)
Published: 11/11/2024The Inquiry has published the provisional timetable for its first week of business and welfare impact hearings, taking place from 2–6 December.
Inquiry announces timetable for education and certification impact hearings (18-20 November)
Published: 08/11/2024The Inquiry has published the provisional timetable for its third week of education and certification impact hearings, taking place from 18–20 November.