Question reference: S5W-32326
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 6 October 2020
-
Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 October 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether employment considerations such as a student holding a part-time job near to their family home would be considered as a "reasonable excuse" to return to the family residence for a short stay or visit, in accordance with the guidance for students published on 28 September 2020.
Answer
Our guidance for students on visits home (published 27 September 2020) explains how the current restrictions on gatherings apply to students living away from home. It should be read alongside wider Scottish Government guidance and sets out the steps students should take to ensure any return home for a short stay or visit is conducted safely.
As the guidance sets out, a reasonable excuse for visiting home could include a family emergency, wellbeing reasons or employment purposes. What is reasonable will of course depend on the circumstances of each case.