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Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020
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Reporting on coronavirus deaths
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23(1)The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 applies in accordance with the modification in this paragraph.
(2)The Act has effect as if after section 79 there were inserted—
“79AReporting on coronavirus deaths in care homes
(1)Any person who provides a care home service must make a report to SCSWIS every day on—
(a)the number of deaths of residents in the care home from coronavirus since the relevant date,
(b)the number of deaths of residents in the care home, since the relevant date, that are suspected to be attributable to coronavirus,
(c)the total number of deaths in the care home, since the relevant date, irrespective of whether or not they are attributable to coronavirus.
(2)As soon as practicable after the end of each 7 day period during which SCSWIS has been receiving reports under subsection (1), using the information in those reports, SCSWIS must make a report to the Scottish Ministers on—
(a)the total number of deaths in care homes in Scotland from coronavirus since the relevant date,
(b)the total number of deaths of residents in care homes in Scotland, since the relevant date, that are suspected to be attributable to coronavirus,
(c)the total number of deaths in care homes in Scotland, since the relevant date, irrespective of whether or not they are attributable to coronavirus.
(3)The Scottish Ministers must lay each report from SCSWIS under subsection (2) before the Parliament as soon as practicable and in any event no later than 7 days after they have received it.
(4)In this section—
“coronavirus” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020,
“relevant date” means the day before the date on which paragraph 23 of schedule 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 comes into force.”.
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