Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog considers some of the human rights impacts of the emergency legislation brought in to deal with the coronavirus
Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
New Challenges for a Just Transition? COVID-19 and Green Pathways to Recovery
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog sets out recent developments in approaches to tackling climate change and explores some of the emerging thinking about how economic and societal recovery from the COVID-19 crisis can support decarbonisation.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – social distancing
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog outlines restrictions placed on the general public in Scotland with the aim of limiting the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) through social distancing.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): How are deaths counted?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at how deaths during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have been certified, recorded and reported and discusses death rates and excess mortality.
Housing and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the housing sector in Scotland
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Scottish Social Security
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at the Scottish Government’s social security response to Coronavirus (COVICD-19).
Staying connected: broadband and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at the importance of connectivity, especially broadband, to Scottish households during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill – SPICe Briefing
Reading Time: 32 minutesThis extended blogpost provides briefing for MSPs and other interested parties ahead of parliamentary consideration of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill on 1 April 2020.
Conveyancing and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 5 minutesDue to the emergency legislation in the Scottish Parliament this week, this blog post looks at the sale and purchase of property in Scotland. Here
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – employment rights
Reading Time: 5 minutesBlog looking at work rights in the coronavirus crisis, including furlough, redundancy and sick pay.