Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Public Petition PE2101, what its plans are for providing all primary and secondary schools with automated external defibrillators.
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14642 on 6 March 2023 , funding for local authorities is provided through the annual block grant settlement from the Scottish Government. Local authorities should use funding resources allocated to them in the manner which they believe will best meet local needs and circumstances within their respective areas. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
Therefore, decisions on the installation and maintenance of defibrillators in schools is a matter for local authorities to consider at the local level.
A number of organisations provide advice and support for the purchasing and maintenance of defibrillators. This includes:
The British Heart Foundation: Defibrillators - BHF
St Johns Scotland Public Access Community Defibrillators | St John Scotland