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Watch the Inquiry's hearings
The Inquiry is holding hearings on the impact of the pandemic on justice from Tuesday 18 February to Friday 28 February 2025.
Once these hearings have finished, the Inquiry will move on to investigating the impact of the pandemic in Scotland on worship and life events, and then equalities and human rights. It is anticipated that these hearings will conclude in June 2025.
All hearings are broadcast on the Inquiry’s YouTube channel. Previous sessions can be viewed on our Hearings pages.
Impact Hearing | Justice | Day 4
Published: 21/02/2025Day 4 of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's justice impact hearings.
Date: 21 February 2024
Time: 10am
Impact Hearing | Justice | Day 3
Published: 20/02/2025Day 3 of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's justice impact hearings.
Date: 20 February 2024
Time: 10am
Impact Hearing | Justice | Day 2
Published: 19/02/2025Day 2 of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's justice impact hearings.
Date: 19 February 2024
Time: 10am
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.
The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry is Scotland’s largest-ever public inquiry, as the pandemic impacted the lives of everyone in Scotland.
People’s experiences during the pandemic are 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 for its health and social care impact hearings on 28 August 2023.
An audio described version of this film is also available on the Inquiry's YouTube channel.
Latest News and Research
Inquiry publishes case study reflecting the voices of prisoners during the pandemic
Published: 17/02/2025The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's listening project, Let's Be Heard, has published a case study reflecting on prisoners' experiences of the pandemic in Scotland.
Inquiry to publish all remaining health and social care impact witness statements
Published: 11/02/2025The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry has announced its intent to publish any health and social care impact statements which were not heard in oral evidence.
Chief Executive's Update - February 2025
Published: 04/02/2025Ian Duddy, Chief Executive of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry, looks back at the progress of the Inquiry in 2024 and provides an update on the next steps for the Inquiry's work.