Question reference: S5W-34463
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32645 by Jeane Freeman on 12 November 2020, whether it will provide an update on its consultation on the implementation of proposed guidance on the provision of short-term mobility aids; when it expects this consultation to conclude, if it has not already done so; when it aims to issue final guidance on provision to partnerships, and from what date it expects this guidance to come into effect.
Answer
Officials have now updated the draft guidance to address concerns raised, and plan to carry out a short consultation in February 2021. It is expected that the consultation will last for approximately three weeks, and following collation and analysis of the responses the final guidance will be issued for immediate effect.