The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has announced its plans for 2026. In what will be a busy year for the Inquiry, it will hold its final set of public hearings for its Impact on Society investigation (Module 10) from Monday 16 February – Thursday 5 March.
The Inquiry will also publish a further five reports covering Healthcare Systems, Vaccines and Therapeutics, Procurement, the Care Sector and Test, Trace and Isolate.
These reports will be published following thorough analysis of the evidence submitted to the Inquiry for each investigation. The Chair of the Inquiry, Baroness Hallett, will set out her findings and recommendations in the reports, with the expectation that all accepted recommendations be implemented without delay.
On 19 March 2026, the Inquiry will publish its Module 3 report on Healthcare Systems, followed by the publication of the Module 4 report on Vaccines and Therapeutics on 16 April. These reports follow public hearings held in September – November 2024 and January 2025.
Summer 2026 will see the publication of the Module 5 report, examining Procurement. Towards the end of the year, reports will be published for Module 6, investigating the Care Sector and Module 7, investigating Test, Trace and Isolate.
The remaining three reports will be published in the first half of 2027.
The Chair of this Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, will set out her findings and recommendations in five different reports this year, with the expectation that her recommendations be implemented without delay."
“We will be monitoring the implementation of these recommendations, asking governments in all four nations to publish their response within six months of a report being published."
“The swift implementation of the Chair’s recommendations is vital in order to make sure the UK is better prepared for the next pandemic.
The first quarter of 2026 also sees the Inquiry’s hearings for its tenth and last investigation, Impact on Society. This module will examine the impact of the pandemic on the population of the UK, with particular focus on mental health and wellbeing, key workers, the most vulnerable and the bereaved. Hearings will take place from 16 February to 5 March 2026 at the Inquiry’s hearing centre in London. The investigation will also be informed by three Every Story Matters Records and insights from nine roundtables held last year to gather information about the experiences of individuals, communities and groups during the pandemic.
Hugo Keith KC has stepped down as Counsel to the Inquiry after four intensive years. He led the Inquiry’s design and was lead Counsel in three of the Inquiry’s first four investigations.
Thanking him for his work, Inquiry Chair Baroness Hallett said:
The Inquiry is deeply indebted to Mr Keith for all his hard work and wise advice. Without his leadership the Inquiry's early investigations would not have progressed so swiftly or so expertly.
Jacqueline Carey KC has succeeded Mr Keith and became lead Counsel to the Inquiry on 1 January 2026 in addition to her role leading two of the Inquiry’s investigations into Healthcare Systems (Module 3) and the Care Sector (Module 6)
Lêpirsîna Covid-19 a Keyaniya Yekbûyî ji 10 lêkolînên cuda - an jî 'Modulan' - pêk tê ku beşên cuda yên amadekariya Keyaniya Yekbûyî û bersiva wê ji bo pandemiyê û bandora wê vedikolin. Rapora li ser modula yekem, Berxwedan û Amadekarî, was published on 18 July 2024 and the report on the second module, Core UK Decision-Making and Political Governance, was published on 20 November 2025.
Navnîşek bêkêmasî ya mijarên ku Lêpirsîn dê lêkolîn bike dikare di nav de were dîtin Mercên Referansê.
| Module | Vekirî li ser | Lêkolînê dike | Dîrokên bihîstinê | Dîroka Raporkirinê |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8ê Mijdara 2022an | Sîstemên tenduristiyê | Duşem 9 Îlon 2024 - Pêncşem 28 Mijdar 2024 | 19 March 2026 |
| 4 | 5ê Hezîrana 2023an | Derzî, dermankirin û dermankirina dijî-viral li seranserê Keyaniya Yekbûyî | Sêşem 14 Çile - În 31 Çile 2025 | 16 April 2026 |
| 5 | 24ê Cotmeha 2023an | Kirînê | Duşem 3 Adar - Pêncşem 27 Adar 2025 | Havîna 2026an |
| 6 | 12ê Kanûna Pêşîn a 2023an | Sektora lênêrînê | Duşem 30 Hezîran - Pênc 31 Tîrmeh 2025 | Late 2026 |
| 7 | 19ê Adara 2024an | Ceribandin, şopandin û veqetandin | Duşem 12 Gulan - În 30 Gulan 2025 | Late 2026 |
| 8 | 21 Gulan 2024 | Zarok û ciwan | Duşem 29 Îlon - Pênc 23 Oct 2025 | 2027 |
| 9 | 9ê Tîrmeha 2024an | Bersiva aborî | Duşem 24 Mijdar - Pênc 18 Kanûn 2025 | 2027 |
| 10 | 17 Îlon 2024 | Bandora li ser civakê | Duşem 16 Sibat 2026 - Pênc 5 Adar 2026 | 2027 |