Inquiry announces timetable for justice impact hearings (18-21 February 2025)
The provisional timetable for the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's opening week of justice impact hearings (18-21 February 2025) is as follows:
| Week one – 18-21 February | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 18 February – finishing at 2.45pm | Opening statements Stephen McGowan, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) |
| Wednesday 19 February – finishing at 2.45pm | Panel, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS)
Joy Dunn, Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) Panel, Law Society of Scotland
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| Thursday 20 February | Kate Wallace, Victim Support Scotland Sandy Brindley, Rape Crisis Dr Marsha Scott, Scottish Women's Aid Panel, JustRight Scotland
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| Friday 21 February | Tony Lenehan KC, Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA) Stuart Valentine, Relationships Scotland Jamie Foulis, Family Law Association Julia McPartlin, Scottish Solicitor Bar Association |
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 first week of its justice 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 5pm on Friday 14 February 2025 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 broadcasts 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.