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Building on an existing programme of work, Scotland implemented a rapid scale-up of video consulting in response to COVID-19. To date this has delivered over 800,000 video consultations, saving an estimated 22 million miles of patient travel.
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29 January 2021
The Group is overseeing changes to the alternative certification model and associated timeline that was announced in December. This includes moving the final date for schools and colleges to submit provisional grades from 28 May 2021 to?
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14 December 2020
The changes will ensure a fairer and more up to date assessment of risk is applied to all donors; and men will no longer be automatically deferred from donating blood if they have had sex with another man in the past three months.
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30 November 2020
It takes full account of the evolving COVID-19 situation in Scotland, the experience of reopening schools to date, the advice received from scientific and public health experts and the advice of the Education Recovery Group and other key stakeholders including children and young people.
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10 November 2020
The Regulations are planned to come in to force on 1 April 2021, with any new tenancies let from that date requiring to meet an energy efficiency standard of EPC D, or hold a valid exemption.
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5 November 2020
Police Scotland continue to apply the 4Es approach of Engagement, Explanation, Encouragement with Enforcement only as a last resort, and has reported that, to date, compliance with the Regulations has generally been good.
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25 September 2020
The regulations required under section 9 of the Act and the associated commencement regulations are due to come into force on 23 December, 2020. This date does remain subject to any further urgent legislative work that may be required as a result of COVID-19 and EU Exit.
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23 September 2020
The Scottish Government has taken exceptional measures in every area of government as we deal with the challenges of COVID- 19 - and that is particularly clear in our support for local services. To date, £379 million of additional funding has been committed to local authorities by the Scottish Government and to avoid any potential cash flow problems we agre...
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14 September 2020
In addition, we are aware that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have carried out 500 initial telephone sample checks and schools have to date achieved a compliance rate of over 80%.