How should the government implement the lessons of the Covid Inquiry?
2 December 2025, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Location: Online / Institute for Government, 2 Carlton Gardens, London SW1Y 5AA
Think tank: Institute for Government
This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government discusses lessons from the Covid Inquiry and what they mean for future governmental crisis management.
On 20 November, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry will publish its second report – four and a half years after the inquiry was first announced by Boris Johnson. This report – which follows July’s report on resilience and preparedness – will focus on political and administrative decision making in the UK government during the pandemic, including from the perspectives of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
What does this report reveal about how government operated during the pandemic? What are its lessons for how future governments approach crisis management and preparedness? What has the Covid Inquiry taught us about the need for reforming how inquiries are run? And how should the government approach this challenge?
Speakers
Vimbai Dzimwasha – Senior Research at the Institute for Government
Dr Rebecca McKee – Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
Katie Lines – Senior Research Fellow at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
The event will be chaired by Tim Durrant – Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
