Next week, Wednesday 10 September 2025, will see the Inquiry hold the final preliminary hearing for its investigation into the Economic response (Module 9).
The hearing will take place at the Inquiry’s Hearing Centre, Dorland House, London, W2 6BU (map) and begins at 10:30am.
At preliminary hearings, the Inquiry Chair makes decisions about how investigations will run. The Inquiry does not hear evidence at these hearings. There will be submissions from the Counsel to the Inquiry and Core Participants to help prepare for the public hearings, where evidence will be heard.
The ninth investigation is looking at the economic interventions taken by the UK Government and Devolved Administrations in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This module will examine, and make recommendations on, the economic support for business, jobs, the self-employed, vulnerable people and those on benefits, and the impact of key economic interventions.
Public hearings for Economic response (Module 9) are scheduled to take place Monday 24 November to Thursday 14 December 2025.
More details are included in the provisional scope for Modules 9. The list of Core Participants can be found here.
The hearing is open to the public to attend – information on how to attend can be found on the website.
Preliminary hearings can be viewed on the Inquiry’s YouTube channel, subject to a three minute delay.
The Inquiry will publish a transcript of the hearing on the same day it concludes. A recording of the hearing will be published on the Inquiry’s website and YouTube channel at a later date. Alternative formats, including a Welsh language translation, are available on request.