Inquiry announces timetable for weeks five, six and seven of Health and Social Care Impact Hearings

The provisional timetable for weeks five, six and seven of the Inquiry's Health and Social Care Impact Hearings is as follows:

 

Week Five

DateHearing
Tuesday 21 NovemberIndividual Impact Statements from members of Care Home Relatives Scotland (CHRS).
Wednesday 22 NovemberGlasgow Disability Alliance.
Thursday 23 NovemberIndividuals providing impact statements.
Friday 24 NovemberIndividual Impact Statements from members of Scottish Covid Bereaved (SCB).

 

Week Six

DateHearing
Tuesday 28 NovemberIndividual Impact Statements from members of Scottish Covid Bereaved (SCB).
Wednesday 29 NovemberIndividual Impact Statements from members of Scottish Covid Bereaved (SCB).
Thursday 30 NovemberIndividual Impact Statements from members of Scottish Covid Bereaved (SCB).

 

Week Seven

DateHearing
Tuesday 05 DecemberIndividual Impact Statements from members of Scottish Covid Bereaved (SCB).
Wednesday 06 DecemberIndividual Impact Statements from members of Scottish Covid Bereaved (SCB).
Thursday 07 DecemberIndividual Impact Statements from members of Scottish Covid Bereaved (SCB).
Friday 08 DecemberIndividual Impact Statements from members of Scottish Covid Bereaved (SCB).

 


 

The Inquiry is now accepting Requests to Attend for these weeks.

If you are a member of a core participant group, please note that the Inquiry has contacted all core participants with Leave to Appear in relation to Requests to Attend.

If you would like space in the Hearing Room in George House and/or the Viewing Room in Regus, Princes Street, please email hearingsandwitnesses@covid19inquiry.scot by 5pm on 10 November 2023 with the following information:

  • Name:
  • Date(s) requested:
  • Core Participant Group (if applicable):
  • Role (e.g. group member, Legal/Lay Representative/Member of Public):
  • Venue Preference (i.e. Hearing Room or Viewing Room)

Please note, the likelihood of being allocated a space in the Viewing Room is higher than that of being allocated a space in the Hearing Room. If your Request to Attend is for one venue only please make that clear, otherwise you will be considered for both venues.

Information on each of the rooms can be found on our Information for witnesses and attendees page.

The Hearings and Witnesses team will respond to your request no later than 14 November 2023.

A broadcast of the proceedings can be watched via the Inquiry’s YouTube channel or through our Hearings Hub.

Any queries should be directed to hearingsandwitnesses@covid19inquiry.scot, other than requests to attend and queries from accredited media who should contact media@covid19inquiry.scot to request attendance