Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon is among several senior Scottish Government figures whose WhatsApp messages about the pandemic were manually deleted from their phones, according to documents given to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. The inquiry's legal team believes that the majority of WhatsApp messages shared among Scottish Government officials during the pandemic have not been retained. The Scottish Government has been asked to disclose communications, including those through informal channels such as WhatsApp, Microsoft Teams, or Signal.
WhatsApp messages sent by Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon about the pandemic were manually deleted from her phone, according to a report.
Mr Yousaf ordered an investigation by Scotland’s Solicitor General after Jamie Dawson KC – the lead counsel in the Scotland module of the inquiry – told the hearing on Thursday that the Scottish Government has not yet handed over messages. “The UK inquiry has subsequently asked for WhatsApp messages relating to logistics and day-to-day communication, which we are working to provide.
“It is currently understood that although WhatsApps appear to have been used to send messages relating to and surrounding key decisions by some members of Scottish Government, the majority of the messages have not been retained by witnesses.”
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