Question reference: S5W-29703
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 8 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 18 June 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29296 by Christina McKelvie on 2 June 2020, whether it will provide specific guidance to carers, including unpaid carers, regarding the guiding of blind and partially-sighted people during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Answer
The Scottish Government has produced a suite of guidance documents which are reviewed in line with the regular three-weekly review of the lockdown requirements and will be read alongside the legal restrictions and prohibitions contained in the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020. The guidance will be updated in line with the reviews, to take account of changing circumstances and to be as helpful as possible. Consideration is currently being given to what specific advice could best assist people who are providing guide support.
The suite of Scottish Government Covid-19 guidance can be found here - https://www.gov.scot/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance/#health,careandsocialwork