Meetings

Covid Committee Procedures and Ways of Working

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.

Meeting: 31/03/2025 - Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee (Item 3.)

3. Consideration of the letter from the Business Committee - Oaths and Affirmations

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Meeting: 17/02/2025 - Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee (Item 6)

6 Consideration of Oaths and Affirmations

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the letter from Business Committee and agreed to respond.


Meeting: 20/01/2025 - Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee (Item 5)

5 Consideration of the letter to Business Committee on Oaths and Affirmations

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Minutes:

Members discussed the letter to Business Committee and agreed for amendments to be made to the letter before being sent.


Meeting: 04/11/2024 - Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee (Item 2)

2 Consideration on Oaths and Affirmations

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The Committee considered the use of Oaths and Affirmations and agreed to write to Business Committee to propose an additional temporary Standing Order 35 – Wales Covid-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee to allow the Committee discretion to require witnesses to take an Oath before providing evidence.


Meeting: 16/07/2024 - Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee (Item 3)

Discussion on an Expert Panel

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The Committee agreed to seek assistance to identify any relevant gaps in the UK Covid Inquiry Module 1 report.


Meeting: 16/07/2024 - Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee (Item 2)

2 Oath and Affirmations

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The Committee agreed that it would seek further clarity on any of the consequences on the use of oaths.


Meeting: 14/05/2024 - Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee (Item 3)

3 Discussion on an Expert Panel

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the briefing.


Meeting: 11/07/2023 - Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee (Item 3)

3 Co-chairing protocol and Committee ways of working

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Minutes:

3.1 The Members noted the protocol for co-Chairing arrangements.

3.2 The Members noted the proposed temporary Standing Order for the Covid Special Purpose Committee.

3.3 The Members discussed the role and remit of the Committee and agreed to closely track the work of the UK public inquiry and start to gather expert advice and support to inform its work. The Committee agreed to reconvene in September to develop a timetable for its work.