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The Scottish Government and sport scotland are committed to working with stakeholders, including the Scottish FA, to undertake the necessary planning and risk assessments so football – and other sports – can resume for people aged 18 and over in a healthy and safe way and in line with current guidance and best practice.

Non-professional adult outdoor contact sport is expected to resume in Phase 3 of the route map, but not before 31 July 2020 at the earliest, and only when it is safe to do so.

The Scottish Government and sport scotland are committed to working with stakeholders, including the Scottish FA, to undertake the necessary planning and risk assessments so football - and other sports – can return for all ages in a healthy and safe way and in line with current guidance and best practice.

Non-contact training activity can currently take place for ages 18 and above, providing it is undertaken in line with the current restrictions on outdoor gatherings.

Non-professional adult outdoor contact sport is expected to resume in Phase 3 of the route map, but not before 31 July and when it is safe to do so. We envisage guidance will be provided at that point to enable people to play safely.

Since 13 July 2020, children and young people have been able to play outdoor sport in an organised setting, where there is sport specific guidance in place from the sport’s governing body. The Scottish FA have agreed guidance with sportscotland and this includes information on strict hygiene measures and the ability to contact trace participants, as required by sport scotland’s overarching guidance. Organised sports for children and young people can use a ‘field bubble’ where contact is allowed on the field of play when the activity is taking place.

The Scottish FA has also launched a 'Return to Football Hub' which provides resources for all its National Affiliated Associations’ leagues, clubs and facilities to use to return to football safely in accordance with the Scottish FA and Scottish Government regulations.

We will continue to deliver Employability Fund through 2020-21 and during the current pandemic we have taken steps to ensure that current participants continue to be supported appropriately. We will make decisions about future employability interventions as we progress through the pandemic.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-30276 on 8 July 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

The information is not held centrally. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-29384 on 16 July 2020 for further information about data on hospital admissions from care homes. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

The information is not held centrally. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-29834 on 16 July 2020 for further information about data on hospital admissions from care homes. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

The information is not held centrally. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-29384 on 16 July 2020 for further information about data on hospital admissions from care homes. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

The Scottish Government have been working with the Scottish Commission for Learning Disabilities (SCLD) and People First Scotland to create easy read versions of all official Government Coronavirus related advice and information relevant to people with learning disabilities. These are available on SCLD’s website .

Information on Testing can be found on NHS Inform's website at

https://www.nhsinform.scot/media/3556/20-21-coronavirus-easy-read-nhs-inform-10-testing-9-june-2020.pdf . Information on Tracing can be found on NHS Inform's website at https://www.nhsinform.scot/media/3697/20-21-coronavirus-easy-read-nhs-inform-11-contact-tracing-6-july-2020.pdf .

Additionally the link to the easy read version of the advice on testing can be found at the bottom of the door drop leaflet on Test and Trace.

Easy read documents are the most effective methods of written communication for people with learning disabilities and the easy read documents are the most accessed alternative formats of Government advice on NHS Inform’s website.

The Scottish Government have engaged with Social Work Scotland Learning Disability and Autism sub group and the Scottish Commission for Learning Disabilities to monitor what has been happening across the country for day care services. This has included consultation to understanding the potential barriers to safely re-open and reconfigure services; what creative solutions have been implemented to date; and what support and guidance is needed to support local decision making.

Social day care services encompass a wide variety of types of support. Some critical day care and respite support for people with learning disabilities has remained in place with appropriate physical distancing and hygiene measures, whilst other services have re-opened, providing essential support in a different way.

It is critical that social care support is maintained throughout this difficult period to ensure the safety, dignity and human rights of people who already receive support and their unpaid carers. We have made clear to local authorities that they should act to do what is right to deal with the virus, and not be constrained by funding issues. In addition to the funding directed towards social care from the 2020-21 budget, we have agreed with COSLA that Scottish Government will meet additional social care costs incurred because of the impact of the pandemic.

The information is not centrally held.

Testing for COVID-19 in Scotland is available through the NHS in Scotland to all Health and Social care staff delivering NHS services and providing social care to protect and care for the most vulnerable. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested/pages/who-can-be-tested/ .