Introduction
Thank you for taking the time to complete this consultation.
As part of its response to Covid-19, the Scottish Government has temporarily been given new powers in a broad range of areas of the law. We want to hear from people or organisations who have been affected by these new powers.
We will use the consultation responses to question the Scottish Government in an upcoming committee meeting.
Share your views with the Covid-19 Committee
We want to hear your views on how the Scottish Government’s powers have been used over August and September.
The Scottish Government provides updates to the Parliament on its use of emergency powers to respond to Covid-19. It publishes this information in a report to the Parliament every 2 months. The latest report was published on 6 October 2020 and covers August to September 2020.
This gives the Scottish Parliament oversight of the use of the powers. The Scottish Government’s use of these powers:
How to submit your views
Please submit your views via the submission form, accessed below.
We welcome written views in any language.
The Scottish Government’s report covers a wide range of areas where it has been given new powers and provides a detailed breakdown on the use of these powers. Please refer to each individual section of the report for information on whether specific powers have been used and why the Scottish Government believes that they remain necessary.
The consultation will ask for your views on specific sections in the report. Please complete the parts of the consultation that are of interest to you. You don’t need to answer all parts of the consultation, or all the questions.
The questions focus on a range of regulations:
Only respond to regulations you have an interest in. Please address the following questions when responding:
Before agreeing to take part in this survey, please read the privacy notice that sets out how we process your personal data when providing information to a Committee. If you are under 12 years of age, please read this privacy notice.
Your response will be used by members of the Covid-19 Committee to hold the Scottish Government to account.
Further information
Covid-19 Committee
The remit of the Covid-19 Committee is to consider and report on the Scottish Government’s response to COVID-19. This includes scrutinising emergency legislation related to Covid-19 and the Scottish Government’s reports to Parliament on the use of its emergency powers.
You can follow the Covid-19 Committee’s work on the Scottish Parliament’s website.
Previous two-monthly reports to parliament
The Scottish Government’s previous two-monthly reports to the parliament can be found below:
• March- May 2020: 1st report
• May- July 2020: 2nd report
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