Hearings

Hearing days, witnesses and documents for inquiries that are sitting or under way.

Weekly digest: Week commencing 19 October 2026 All digests →

Sitting this week

Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry
Latest 23 Oct 2026 · Next 28 Oct 2026 · Education and Childcare: Voices from Early Years and Education Professionals, and Parents published 1 Oct 2026 · 123 hearing days · 204 witnesses · 798 documents
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Ongoing inquiries

Afghanistan Inquiry
Latest 16 Oct 2026 · 24 hearing days · 10 witnesses · 464 documents
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Angiolini Inquiry
Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report: Prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces published 2 Dec 2025 · 0 hearing days · 39 documents
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COVID-19 Inquiry
Latest 5 Mar 2026 · Module 6: Care Sector published 20 Oct 2026 · 273 hearing days · 1589 witnesses · 16505 documents
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Eljamel Inquiry
Latest 2 Oct 2026 · 20 hearing days · 3 witnesses · 223 documents
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Emma Caldwell Inquiry
0 hearing days · 21 documents
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Finucane Inquiry
Latest 16 Sep 2026 · 2 hearing days · 69 documents
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Grooming Gangs Inquiry
0 hearing days · 48 documents
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Lampard Inquiry
Latest day 65 · 20 Oct 2026 · 74 hearing days · 109 witnesses · 1213 documents
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Malkinson Inquiry
0 hearing days · 16 documents
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Manston Inquiry
Latest 25 Sep 2026 · 3 hearing days · 48 documents
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Mother and Baby Homes
0 hearing days · 18 documents
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Nottingham Inquiry
Latest day 59 · 9 Sep 2026 · 59 hearing days · 331 witnesses · 539 documents
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Omagh Inquiry
Latest 15 Oct 2026 · 44 hearing days · 2 witnesses · 271 documents
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Orgreave Inquiry
0 hearing days · 23 documents
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Post Office Horizon Inquiry
Latest 17 Dec 2024 · Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry: Volume 1 Report published 8 Jul 2025 · 242 hearing days · 915 witnesses · 1733 documents
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SCAI
Latest 19 Jun 2026 · Abuse in residential care institutions for disabled children and young people published 9 Apr 2026 · 615 hearing days · 170 witnesses · 2694 documents
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Scottish Grooming Gangs Inquiry
0 hearing days · 2 documents
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Scottish Hospitals Inquiry
Latest 29 Jan 2026 · Scottish Hospitals Inquiry Interim Report published 4 Mar 2025 · 116 hearing days · 40 witnesses · 911 documents
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Sheku Bayoh Inquiry
Latest day 123 · 12 Jun 2025 · 82 hearing days · 92 witnesses · 1630 documents
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Southport Inquiry
Latest 22 Oct 2026 · The Southport Inquiry Report: Phase 1 published 13 Apr 2026 · 53 hearing days · 64 witnesses · 1110 documents
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Undercover Policing Inquiry
Latest 21 Sep 2026 · Undercover Policing Inquiry: Tranche 1 Interim Report published 29 Jun 2023 · 192 hearing days · 18 witnesses · 787 documents
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Reported inquiries with hearings evidence held (21) →

Upcoming hearings

Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry · 28 Oct 2026
Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry · 29 Oct 2026
Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry · 29 Oct 2026

Announced, awaiting first hearing

Live inquiries that have been announced or established but have not yet begun sitting. Tracking here fills out once hearings or documents are published.

Heaton Park Synagogue Inquiry Announced
TEWV Inquiry Ongoing
Zane Gbangbola Inquiry Announced