Question reference: S5W-32890
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 28 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Ash Denham on 9 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will update the COVID-19 Strategic Framework to make it explicit that children are allowed to move between the homes of separated parents.
Answer
The revised version of the Strategic Framework now lists one of the exemptions for travel as where this is for shared parenting. The revised Strategic Framework is available at the link below: https://www.gov.scot/publications/covid-19-scotlands-strategic-framework/pages/9/
The Scottish Government believes that both parents should be fully involved in their child’s upbringing as long as it is in the best interests of the child.
In the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 one of the exemptions regarding the number of households who can meet in public places or in a private dwelling is where this is to facilitate shared parenting.
The Scottish Government has also included a range of information on the ParentClub website. This includes a page on shared parenting during coronavirus .