Covid-19 Inquiry with the Scottish Share your experiences

The independent Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry is due to launch its listening project this spring. For anyone who lived through the pandemic in Scotland, this is an important opportunity to share your experiences directly with the Inquiry.

Crucially, the listening project will also ask you to share any lessons you believe should be learned from the devolved strategic response to the pandemic, so that Scotland can be better prepared in future.

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry is empowered to investigate areas such as health, social care, education, and support for businesses.

The Inquiry aims to establish the facts about the devolved response to the pandemic in Scotland and to make recommendations to Scottish Ministers.

Since the pandemic affected so many people in different ways, the Inquiry is offering a variety of methods for people to share their views. The listening project was created so that many more people can be heard by the Inquiry and contribute to its work than will be possible in formal hearings. People will be able to take part in different ways, including online and paper forms, which will be made available in some public places on request.

In addition, the project is encouraging local groups and organisations to host discussions to enable people to share their experiences in a setting in which they feel comfortable. The listening project can reimburse some el receiving a doorstep delivery | expenses for groups to ensure such sessions are accessible. Some people may find it difficult to talk about past experiences, so the project will be flexible to allow people to share as much or as little as they wish.

The information people share with the listening project will form part of the Inquiry’s investigations and inform its reports.

Lord Brailsford, chair of the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry, said: “Everyone in Scotland has been affected by the pandemic; it is therefore essential that everyone is given the opportunity to share their experiences and to tell us what lessons they believe should be learned.”

“The experiences gathered through our listening project will help guide our investigations and inform our reports.”

Take part!

Visit the Inquiry website at www.covid19inquiry.scot, or write to the Inquiry at ‘FREEPOST, Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry’ to request more information.