COVID Inquiry continues in Scotland | Friday 19 January

WARNING: Evidence given to the hearing may contain language some may find offensive.

Today the COVID inquiry continues Module 2A, addressing the strategic and overarching issues from the perspective of Scotland. These will be treated as individually separate modules and public hearings for them will be held in the nations that they concern.

Witnesses appearing before the hearing include:

???? Director-General Corporate of Scottish Government, Lesley Fraser

???? Former Director-General for Strategy & External Affairs in the Scottish Government, Ken Thomson CB

???? Head of Infections Service, Strategic Incident Director at Public Health Scotland, Doctor Jim McMenamin and Current Director of Public Health Science for Public Health Scotland, previously Deputy Director at Public Health England’s National Infections Service, Doctor Nick Phin

Module 2 opened on 31 August 2022 and is split into parts. First, it will look into core political and administrative governance and decision-making for the UK. It will include the initial response, central government decision making, political and civil service performance as well as the effectiveness of relationships with governments in the devolved administrations and local and voluntary sectors. Module 2 will also assess decision-making about non-pharmaceutical measures and the factors that contributed to their implementation

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