Today, Baroness Heather Hallett officially launched the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and opened its first investigation into how well prepared the UK was for a pandemic. Baroness Hallett also set out an ambitious timetable, with preliminary hearings starting this year, and the first witnesses to be called next spring.
Today, the Prime Minister has set the Terms of Reference for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. This means that the Inquiry has been formally established under the Inquiries Act (2005) and is able to begin its work officially from today. Baroness Hallett is pleased to see all of the recommendations that she made are now part Read more…
The Inquiry Chair, Baroness Heather Hallett, has appointed 50 junior Counsel to join its legal team. The following junior Counsel will support Hugo Keith QC, Lead Counsel to the Inquiry, Martin Smith, Solicitor to the Inquiry, and the eleven recently appointed Queen’s Counsel with the preparation and delivery of the Inquiry’s investigative work: Alia AkramAndrew Read more…
Today, Baroness Hallett, the Chair of the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry, has written to the Prime Minister with her proposed changes to the Terms of Reference for the Inquiry. The Terms of Reference set the outline for the Inquiry. The Inquiry has the power to explore issues in more depth as part of its scope. Read more…
The Inquiry has appointed eleven Queen’s Counsel (QCs) to join its legal team. The following QCs will support Hugo Keith QC, Lead Counsel to the Inquiry, and Martin Smith, Solicitor to the Inquiry, with the preparation and delivery of the Inquiry’s investigative work: Kate Blackwell QC Jacqueline Carey QC Sophie Cartwright QC Charlie Cory-Wright QC Read more…
Baroness Heather Hallett has provided an update on the consultation on the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference, and set out next steps for the Inquiry.
Inquiry Chair, Baroness Hallett would like to thank everyone who took the time to share their views in its public consultation on the draft Terms of Reference. The Terms of Reference will set how the Inquiry will go about its work, and there have been over 20,000 responses to the public consultation. The four-week public Read more…
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has opened a public consultation on its draft Terms of Reference. Over the course of the next four weeks, the Inquiry will be seeking views from the public, bereaved families, professional bodies, and support groups on the draft Terms of Reference. The Terms of Reference will set out the scope of Read more…
