UK Covid-19 Inquiry: Preliminary Hearings – Module 1 (Resilience and preparedness) | Oct 4, 2022 to Apr 25, 2023 – Updated

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The UK Covid-19 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 Inquiry: https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/structure-of-the-inquiry/

Frequently Asked Questions: https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/frequently-asked-questions/

Module 1 – Resilience and preparedness

Module 1 opened on 21 July 2022 and is designated to look into the preparedness for the pandemic. It assesses if the pandemic was properly planned for and whether the UK was adequately ready for that eventuality. This module will touch on the whole system of civil emergencies including resourcing, risk management and pandemic readiness. It will scrutinise government decision-making relating to planning and seek to identify lessons that can be learnt.

Module 1 Provisional Outline of Scope: https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Module-1-Outline-of-Scope.pdf

List of Module 1 Core Participants: https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/list-of-module-1-core-participants/

For current info on Module 1 Preliminary Hearings: https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/resilience-and-preparedness-module-1-preliminary/

UK Covid-19 Inquiry – Module 1 Preliminary Hearing – Chair’s Opening Statement – Tue, 4 October 2022

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry Chair, Baroness Heather Hallett made an opening statement at the first preliminary hearing on 4th October 2022.

~ 11 min

https://youtu.be/s3hI7Sl1R6Y