Question reference: S6W-09132
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 16 June 2022
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Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 June 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it is giving to local authorities in Scotland regarding its Super Sponsor scheme and the Homes for Ukraine scheme in order to ensure appropriate safeguarding measures are in place.
Answer
The Scottish Government has published guidance for local authorities which includes what safeguarding measures, such as disclosure checks, should be in place for people arriving through the Super Sponsor scheme and the private sponsor scheme. This guidance can be found on the Scottish Government website: https://www.gov.scot/publications/super-sponsor-scheme-and-homes-for-ukraine-guidance-for-local-authorities/pages/person-checks/
In addition to the above, the Scottish Government has published Public Protection guidance for all practitioners involved in safeguarding of children and adults who are arriving in Scotland from Ukraine to identify and respond to risk and need, which can be found here .