Question reference: S5W-33579
- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 26 November 2020
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 26 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation that is in place.
Answer
Amending Regulations have today been made to the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020, these Regulations allow students to return home at the end of term 1 of academic year 2020-21. The Regulations permit an “end of term household” to be formed and also allow travel across different areas if the purpose is to facilitate the formation of an end of term household.
The Regulations have been published at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/400/contents/made .
Guidance is also available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-student-home-visits/pages/end-of-term-2020/ .