Inquiry announces timetable for business and welfare impact hearings (16-18 December 2024)
The provisional timetable for the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's third week of business and welfare impact hearings (16-18 December 2024) is as follows:
| Week three – 16-18 December | |
|---|---|
| Monday 16 December – finishing at 3.15pm | Panel, Human Rights Consortium Scotland
Bronagh Andrew, Routes Out / Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance (TARA) Panel, Befriending Networks
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| Tuesday 17 December – finishing at 3.15pm | Martin Dorchester, Includem Panel, BEMIS (Scotland)
Panel, Scottish Refugee Council
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| Wednesday 18 December – finishing at 1.45pm | Satwat Rehman, One Parent Families Scotland Panel, Inclusion Scotland
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Sessions usually start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Daily timetables are published on the Hearings page on the Inquiry’s website. Please check the Inquiry’s social media account on X or Bluesky for live updates on session start and break times.
Requests to attend
The Inquiry is now accepting requests to attend for the third week of its business and welfare impact hearings.
The Inquiry has contacted by email all core participants with leave to appear in relation to requests to attend.
Requests to attend must be submitted by email to hearingsandwitnesses@covid19inquiry.scot by Thursday 12 December 2024 with the following information:
- group or organisation (if applicable);
- name of person(s) attending; and
- role (e.g. group member, legal/lay representative/member of the public).
The Inquiry will respond to requests to attend as soon as possible after the closing date. Anyone wishing to attend a hearing in person must request a place in advance.
For those not attending in person, proceedings can be watched on the Inquiry’s YouTube channel, which also has videos of all the Inquiry’s previous hearings.
Further guidance for witnesses and attendees is available on the Information for Witnesses and Attendees page.
Please direct media enquiries to media@covid19inquiry.scot.
The Inquiry is committed to being trauma-informed and person-centred and welcomes feedback in relation to attendance at hearings. Please send any queries or feedback to hearingsandwitnesses@covid19inquiry.scot.