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a) The app does not identify anyone it is completely anonymous b) we do record the number of people that are advised by the app to self-isolate on a daily basis (see the “Contacts Advised to Self-Isolate” column in the following table).

In the academic year 2019-20, the latest for which we have complete data, there were around 60,000 students from outside the Common travel area enrolling at a Scottish University, with around half this number (30,000) beginning a new course and the other half returning for a further year. The Scottish Government does not hold information about how many of these students were resident in Scotland prior to enrolment. We estimate a similar number could be studying in Scotland in the academic year 2021-22.

For completeness, information on both the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 and the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 is included within the scope of this answer.

General advice on the first Act for stakeholders was published in April 2020.This was subsequently superseded on 12 June 2020 with guidance covering both Acts.That guidance remains on the . It provides central and local government and public bodies in Scotland an overview of the key measures within the Acts, and is easily available to health and social care partnerships. Explanatory notes were also published for both Acts, which are also accessible on .

Guidance and resources were also supplied on specific areas covered within the Acts. On 31 March 2021, was issued to a number of senior staff at key agencies involved with child protection, including Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Chief Officers and Chief Executives of NHS Boards. The Guidance was updated and reissued on 16 April, 1 June, 31 August and 22 December 2020. It remains under review and will be updated as necessary.

Guidance on the social care staff support fund was published on 24 June 2020 on the Scottish Government website. It was updated on 15 April 2021. The guidance provides information for social care workers and employers about the Social Care Staff Support Fund.

In terms of resources, following detailed review of the financial position £1.7 billion of additional funding has been provided in 2020-21 to support the Health and Social Care Sector in the response to the pandemic. Allocations during 2020-21 have been made of £561 million for Integration Authorities to support additional COVID costs including funding for sustainability payments to meet forecast costs for 2020-21, in addition to wider social care support, for example for reducing delayed discharges, for loss of income and for other staff costs. The Scottish Government is very clear that we will meet any increasing need for social care as a result of the pandemic, and we will continue to work with Integration Authorities, COSLA and Health Boards to ensure they have the resources required. All of this is over and above the normal funding provided to Integration Authorities.

The Scottish Government published the outcome of its review into Physical Distancing on 22nd June and it is available through the following link:

The Scottish Government is satisfied that the industry protocols developed by the UK Chamber of Shipping represent current best practice. These have been fully considered by the Scottish Government and approved for use as part of our Guidance for domestic cruise operators which can be found here: .

Cruise must however be considered in the wider health context and due to the upward trajectory in Covid cases, concerns around the more transmissible Delta variant and the potential to transfer Covid (that has a relatively long asymptomatic incubation period) to multiple touchpoints across different locations, even with the use of near-person testing regimens, the Scottish Government has recommended that cruise start when all of Scotland reaches level 1. Once cruising can commence, these protocols will stand the industry in good stead, allowing for a quick and safe resumption of activity.

From 21 June 2021, the Scottish Government brought forward the second COVID-19 vaccination dose to eight weeks.

This week sees the launch of the online self-registration portal, see . Anyone aged 18 and over who has not received a first coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination appointment or has missed their first dose for any reason is being invited to self-register for an appointment.

The programme is under continuous review to optimise the vaccination delivery roll-out in partnership with the nation’s health boards, ensuring its more people-centred. Other recent innovations include the launching of and drop-in centres.

Anyone aged 18 and over who has not received a first coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination appointment or has missed their first dose for any reason is being invited to self-register for an appointment.

We are working closely with Local Authorities, the Health and Safety Executive and Police Scotland to ensure we are taking a joined up approach to enforcement of regulations and wider workplace health measures. We have committed to £2.9m in funding to support Covid related work carried out by Local Authority Environmental Health and Trading Standards Officers to year end 2021-22. We continue to engage with the Local Authorities to understand how this funding is being used to ensure they have the capacity to support businesses including hospitality to comply with the regulations and guidance. Local authorities are responsible for prioritising enforcement work within their area, and they are doing so using a risk based and 4 Es approach (Engage, Explain, Encourage and Enforce).

The Scottish Government has not conducted a national gap analysis across all mental health services. However, within our programme of enhanced improvement support to seven Boards, we have undertaken demand and capacity modelling to inform local improvement plans for CAMHS and Psychological Therapies, with the aim of meeting the waiting times standards and clearing backlogs by end March 2023. This support, where required, will be extended to the remaining Boards over 2021-22.

As announced in March, the recommendations from the Review will be taken forward by an Implementation Group. On the 18 June we announced that the Group will be Co-Chaired by Dennis Robertson and a clinical lead who will be confirmed shortly.

We also announced we are providing £5 million of funding to respond to the recommendations from the Review in this financial year. The majority of this funding will be provided to NHS Boards to support them in responding to the increase in eating disorder presentations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is Recommendation 1 from the Review. This funding is being provided from the £120 million Mental Health Recovery and Renewal Fund.

In addition, in response to Review recommendation 6 (Self-help Resources) and Recommendation 13 (Families and Carers), we are also providing funding to Beat, the UK’s Eating Disorder Charity, to provide a wide range of support options such as support to families and carers of those with an eating disorder; support for children, young people and adults who are currently waiting to be seen by services; and peer support services. We will shortly announce further details of this package of support.

a) The app records the number of people that have “chosen to leave” (see the “Users that chose to leave” column in the table attached in reply to S6W-00767 on 30 June 2021).

b) Due to the anonymous nature of the app there is no way to know the number of people that have deleted the app.

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