Upcoming Hearings
The Eljamel Inquiry’s Section 1 hearings are due to begin on Tuesday 8th September 2026.
The Inquiry has published a witness timetable setting who will be providing oral evidence on each day.
Registration has now opened for anyone who wishes to request a seat in the public gallery during Week One. Only members of the public allocated a seat by the Inquiry will be able to attend. Seats will be confirmed two weeks in advance for each week.
The deadline to request to attend Week One hearings is Tuesday 18th August.
To register, please click on this link.
Please note, this link should be used by Core Participants and members of the public only. Requests to attend from journalists, corporate core participants, legal representatives and witnesses will be dealt with separately.
Proceedings will also be livestreamed.
Registration has not yet opened for Weeks Two, Three, and Four of hearings.
The Inquiry intends to open registration for Week Two on Monday 10th August; for Week Three on Monday 17th August; and Week Four on Monday 24th August.
Anyone planning on attending hearings may find the following information useful:
• Attendee Expenses Claim Form
The Inquiry’s hearings are due to take place at Waverley Gate in Edinburgh. In an update on 3rd July 2026, Lord Weir said he was satisfied that the Inquiry could prepare for its Section 1 hearings on the basis that work was underway to resolve a building safety issue affecting the Waverley Gate hearings venue.
Scottish Government, as tenants of the premises, continue to work to resolve the issue and are providing regular updates to the Inquiry. Progress against their project plan, on which the Inquiry must rely, is on track and the Inquiry is satisfied it can continue to plan for hearings in September. The Inquiry will keep core participants and prospective attendees up to date.