COVID-19 Recovery Committee
Meeting Minutes
4th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Thursday, September 16, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:15
- Meeting closed at: 11:30
- Published: Thursday, September 16, 2021 03:52pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private. The Committee also agreed to take its work programme and selection of advisers at future meetings in private.
2 Vaccination certification:
The Committee took evidence from—
Dr Catriona McMillan, Convener of the Health and Medical Law Sub-Committee, Law Society of Scotland;
Gavin Stevenson, Scottish Licensed Trade Association;
Neil Doncaster, Chief Executive, Scottish Professional Football League, Member of Scottish Football’s COVID-19 Joint Response Group.
3 Ministerial statement on COVID-19; Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Act 2021 Reports to the Scottish Parliament; Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Ministerial statement on COVID-19; Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Act 2021 Reports to the Scottish Parliament; and the following instrument—
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/299) from—
John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery, Elizabeth Blair,Team leader, Covid Co-ordination Governance and Decision Making and Professor Jason Leitch,National Clinical Director, Scottish Government.
4 Subordinate legislation:
John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery moved—
S6M-01048—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/299) be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
5 Consideration of evidence (private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.