Question reference: S5W-33535
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 25 November 2020
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will be able to confirm whether its commitment for all schools to have access to counselling services by the end of October 2020 was met.
Answer
The Scottish Government received, on 3 December, the final set of returns from local authorities on their implementation of providing access to a counsellor in every secondary school. The returns require to be analysed and may require clarification and engagement with local authorities on the information provided.
We will report on the fulfilment of the commitment in January 2021.