The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has opened Module 6 of its investigations. This relates to the Care Sector across the UK, with public hearings planned for Spring 2025.
Module 6 will investigate the impact of the pandemic on the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It will consider the consequences of government decision-making – including restrictions imposed – on those living and working within the care sector, as well as decisions concerning capacity in hospitals and residents in adult care and residential homes.
The Module will also address the steps taken in adult care and residential homes to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and examine the capacity of the adult care sector to respond to the pandemic.
More details are included in the Inquiry’s provisional scope for Module 6.
The early stages of the Module concern applications for Core Participant status, which close on 19 January 2024, and preliminary hearings on the running of the Inquiry.
There is information about being a Core Participant at UK Covid-19 Inquiry Core Participant protocol - UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
