Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry criticised as ‘shambolic’ before it begins

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The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry will officially begin on August 28 with its first preliminary hearing at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

Aamer Anwar, lead solicitor for the Scottish Covid Bereaved ahead of the Scottish Covid Inquiry Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar, lead solicitor on behalf of Scottish Covid Bereaved, a group of grieving families, was critical of efforts to match the Scottish Inquiry with its UK equivalent.

In the coming months it will examine the impact on education and young people, and business, finance, and welfare. “In the last year this inquiry has spent nearly £8 million- so the very least the families were entitled to expect was a gold plated and fearless inquiry, no different to the UK Inquiry. It is separate from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service investigation into deaths in care homes and nursing homes.

“On those days, we will hold we consider to be our official preliminary hearing and that will constitute a formal opening to the Inquiry’s evidence gathering and hearings to follow, which I think again as you all know will commence late in October.

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