A new staged approach to easing protective measures will help Scotland manage and recover from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement to Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the details of the updated…
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Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie has reported the First Minister to the UK Statistics Authority amid concern that official statistics on the prevalence of the virus between Scotland and…
NTIA Scotland welcomes the removal of hospitality restrictions as of January 24th following our repeated representations to protect businesses and livelihoods, in particular the removal of the table service requirement…
Nicola Sturgeon backed down on extending the government’s vaccine passport scheme on Tuesday but refused to back Scottish Conservative calls to scrap it altogether. The First Minister did confirm a…
N.B. Updated definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ for the purposes of the scheme. Overview This guidance explains how the COVID Certification Scheme works. It also provides guidance for premises and event…
Updated Covid-19 guidance. Changes are being made to self-isolation rules in line with public health advice and testing requirements to help maximise testing capacity and ensure a speedier start to…
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh on 5 January 2022 Presiding Officer, Firstly, I wish you, members and staff in Parliament, and everyone…
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh on 29 December 2021 Thank you very much Presiding Officer. I will give our latest assessment today…
Targeted funding to help mitigate the impact of Omicron. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced how £107 million is being allocated to support businesses impacted by the spread of the…
GRANTS FROM SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ‘VITAL LIFELINE’ FOR BUSINESS Businesses across Scotland have been supported by more than £4.6billion of business support to get them through the Covid pandemic. Research from…