Coronavirus Acts: twelfth report to Scottish Parliament (April 2022)

1. Introduction

1.1. As required by section 15 of the first Scottish Act (Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020), and section 12 of the second Scottish Act (Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020), this report includes information on the operation of the provisions of Part 1 of each of those Acts. It also includes an update on the status of those provisions, and confirmation that Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the status of those provisions is appropriate.

1.2. The report also covers the reporting requirements relating to Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs) made by Scottish Ministers where the main purpose relates to coronavirus, excluding those made by Scottish Ministers under the first or second Scottish Act or UK Act (Coronavirus Act 2020).

1.3. The UK Act does not set out an equivalent statutory requirement for reporting by the Scottish Government or other Devolved Administrations. However, as with the approach taken to previous reports, the Scottish Government has included information on the provisions in the UK Act for which the Scottish Parliament gave legislative consent.