Inquiry announces timetable for education and certification impact hearings (18-20 November)
The provisional timetable for the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's third week of education and certification impact hearings (18–20 November) is as follows:
| Week three – 18-20 November | |
|---|---|
| Monday 18 November – starting at 11am | Andrea Bradley, Educational Institute of Scotland Seamus Searson, Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association Mary Senior, University and College Union |
| Tuesday 19 November – starting at 11am | Neville Prentice, Skills Development Scotland Allison Calder, HELM Training Professor Steve Petrie, Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board |
| Wednesday 20 November | Tim Frew, YouthLink Scotland Neil Young, St Paul’s Youth Forum Panel, YouthLink Scotland/Youth Scotland
Closing comments, Laura-Anne van der Westhuizen KC, Co-lead Counsel |
Sessions will usually start at 10am and finish at 4pm, and daily timetables are published on the Hearings page on the Inquiry’s website. Please check the Inquiry’s social media account on X for live updates on session start and break times.
Requests to attend
The Inquiry is now accepting requests to attend the third week of its education and certification impact hearings.
The Inquiry has contacted all core participants with leave to appear by email in relation to requests to attend.
Requests to attend must be submitted by email to hearingsandwitnesses@covid19inquiry.scot by 5pm on Friday 15 November 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.