3 April, 2020 Open access
3 April, 2020 Open access
New statutory instrument
New regulations have been issued that commence provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 (the Act) to suspend local authorities' duties to assess and meet care needs in Scotland during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (SSI.No.121/2020) bring section 16 and section 17 of the Act into force from 5 April 2020, that include provision for -
SSI.No.121/2020 is available from legislation.gov.uk