COVID Inquiry | Wednesday 17 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:

???? Jane Morrison, Scottish COVID Bereaved

???? Roz Foyer, General Secretary of Scottish Trade Union Congress

???? Doctor Jim Elder-Woodward OBE, Convenor: Inclusion Scotland

????Roger Halliday, Former Chief Statistician and Joint Head of Covid Modelling and Analysis Team for the Scottish Government and Scott Heald, Director for Data & Digital Innovation at Public Health Scotland

???? Doctor Audrey MacDougall, Chief Social Researcher and Former Joint Head of Covid Modelling and Analysis Team for the Scottish Government

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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