Chamber and committees

Vaccination certification

The Committee looked at the Scottish Government’s proposals to introduce a mandatory COVID vaccination certification scheme in Scotland.

The vaccine certification scheme requires people to show proof that they have been fully vaccinated (or are otherwise exempt) to get into certain late-night premises and large-scale events.

To introduce such a scheme, the Scottish Government must bring forward regulations which the Committee and Parliament will have to approve.

Background

• 1 September 2021 - during the First Minister’s statement to Parliament, the Scottish Government set out its position in relation to the vaccination certification scheme.
• 9 September 2021 - the Scottish Government published further details of its proposals and information on how the scheme would operate.
• 9 September 2021 - the Parliament debated this issue in the Chamber and agreed to the introduction of the scheme.
• 23 September 2021 - the Scottish Government published a further update on its plans for introducing a COVID-19 vaccine certification scheme. 

Oral evidence 

The Committee took evidence on this inquiry during the following sessions;

16 September 2021
23 September 2021
30 September 2021

Next steps

The Committee considered the regulations giving effect to the scheme at its meeting on 4 November 2021.

Vaccination certification scheme

The Committee will continue to monitor progress with the vaccination programme every fortnight and relevant correspondence.