Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry: Timeline

Key dates in the inquiry's progress, assembled from its recorded milestones and hearing phases.

Hearing-phase dates are taken from the published hearing days; some earlier milestone dates are approximate where the inquiry has not published an exact date.

Milestones & hearing phases

Milestone Hearing phase Reports & costs Still to come
24 Aug 2021
Inquiry Announced
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a Scottish public inquiry into COVID-19.
14 Dec 2021
Chair Appointed
Lord Brailsford appointed as Chair of the Inquiry.
22 Jun 2022
Terms of Reference Set
Terms of Reference established.
26 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2025
Evidential hearings
105 sitting days
28 Aug 2023 to 22 Jan 2025
Procedural / preliminary hearing
2 sitting days
31 Dec 2025
Costs to date: £50m
Cumulative expenditure to 31 December 2025
To be confirmed
Final report (to be confirmed)
The inquiry has not yet reported.