Progress of the Inquiry
The Inquiry began on 28 June 2022. Its investigations are organised into Modules. Throughout each of these Modules, the Inquiry hears evidence from witnesses, experts and Core Participants through a series of corresponding hearings.
Structure of the InquiryHearings
Core UK decision-making and Political Governance – Northern Ireland (Module 2C) – Public Hearings
This broadcast is scheduled. You will be able to stream it below or on our YouTube channel (opens in new tab) from 10:00am on 30 April 2024.
The broadcast for this hearing will be available soon.
Every Story Matters
We are inviting you to tell us about your experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Every Story Matters is an online form that asks you to choose from a list of topics and then tell us about what happened. By taking part, you help us to understand the effect of Covid-19, the response of the authorities, and any lessons that can be learned.
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Updates from the Inquiry
Hundreds of children and young people set to tell the Inquiry how the pandemic affected them
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s work investigating the impact of the pandemic on children and young people has taken a major step forward. The Children and Young People Voices project is now ready to start hearing from several hundred children and young people, aged 9-22 years old, about how the pandemic affected them.
Update: Preliminary hearing for Impact of the Pandemic on Healthcare systems across the UK (Module 3) in April
The Inquiry will be holding a further preliminary hearing for its investigation into ‘the Impact of the Pandemic on Healthcare systems across the UK’ (Module 3).
Inquiry update: Public hearings for five investigations confirmed to summer 2025
Today, the Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Hallett, has set out more detail on the timetable for public hearings in five investigations to run to summer 2025.