Publication - Impact assessment

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Highest Risk (formerly Shielding) List end: equality and fairer Scotland impact assessment

Published: 31 May 2022
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, Health and social care
ISBN: 9781804354773

This presents an assessment of any differential impact on each of the protected characteristics of the decision to end Scotland’s Covid Highest Risk List, formerly the Shielding List and considers any possible inequality of outcomes of the policy due to socio-economic differences.

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