How to run a successful Covid-19 inquiry

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Boris Johnson has announced that a public inquiry into the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic will start next year. Following the publication of our paper, which set out the case for an inquiry and how it should be run, this Institute for Government event discussed how the inquiry can succeed.

How can the inquiry ensure important issues aren't missed and findings are delivered in a reasonable time? What is the role of parliament and the public in shaping the purpose of the inquiry and ensuring that the government follows up on its findings? Who should lead the inquiry and what type of person should sit on its panel?

Discussing these questions were:

• Sir Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies at King’s College London and committee member for the Chilcot Inquiry
• Sally Warren, Director of Policy at The King’s Fund
• Sir Bernard Jenkin, Chair of the House of Commons Liaison Committee
• Layla Moran, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus 

The event was chaired by Marcus Shepheard, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.

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