Sector-specific support and guidance

Sector-specific support and guidance

 

Safer workplace guidance is released by the Scottish Government on a sectoral basis and can be found here.

Agriculture

• Extra financial support for Scottish farmers
• Bounce back plan for agriculture/food and drink industry
• Guidance for farmers and crofters to prevent the spread of Covid-19 has been published.
• The National Basic Payment Support Scheme will maintain vital cash flows for farm and croft businesses
• Agriculture loan scheme

Childcare Providers

• Scottish Government support to childcare sector

Construction

• Scottish Government Construction Advice Card
• Guidance on construction sites and associated works that can continue under specific conditions.
• Individual Training Accounts could cover the cost of CSCS training. See this flyer for more details.

Culture & Heritage

• Culture & Business Fund Scotland
  
• Good practice guidelines for re-opening museums, galleries and heritage attractions

Creative Industries

• Scottish Government: Guidance for creative studios and shared workspaces
• Creative Scotland – Open Fund: Sustaining Creative Development
• Support available for those working in the cultural and creative industries
• XpoNorth – COVID-19 Coronavirus Resources
• Lifeline support for Performing Arts Venues – Dedicated £10 million fund announced.
• Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers 

Events / Weddings

• Scottish Wedding Industry Fund
• VisitScotland – Preparing for Events
• Events sector guidance
• £10 million funding package announced to help the events sector recover from the pandemic.
• The Travelling Show People Fund
• Pivotal Event Business Fund – Three part application. Part one closed, part two ongoing.
• Events Industry Support Fund 2

Fishing

• Sea Fisheries Intervention Fund
• Additional quote for inshore fishing 
• Aquaculture storage aid
• Seafood Producers Resilience Fund

Financial Services

• Guidance for the reopening of the financial services sector

Food & Drink

• Scottish Government Food Manufacturing Advice Card
• Scottish Government Food & Retail Takeaway Advice Card
• Scottish Government Cafes and Restaurants Advice Card
• Food Standards Scotland – Coronavirus Questions and Answers
• Food Standards Scotland – COVID-19 Guidance for Food Business Operators and Their Employees. Includes:
  • Guidance for food businesses in the takeaway sector
  • Food business posters – takeaway and delivery / social distancing / congregating outside premises
  • Risk assessment tool for restarting food business operations
  • Summary checklist for restarting food businesses
• Bounce back plan for agriculture/food and drink industry
• Covid-19 Guidance for Food Business Operators and their employees
• Brewers Support Fund

Forestry and Other Outdoor Work (Peatland Restoration, Wildlife Management, Ecological Surveys)

• Scottish Forestry – Forestry Sector Restart and Resilience Plan / Safe Working Guidance

Horticulture, Fruit and Vegetable Industry Sector

• Advice to support stakeholders develop safe working practices to
  reduce the spread of COVID-19

Hospitality & Tourism

• VisitScotland
  • VisitScotland – Hotel Support Programme
  • VisitScotland – Collecting Customer Contact Details
  • VisitScotland – Moment for Change | Get Tourism Ready
  • VisitScotland’s response to Covid-19
  • VisitScotland – coronavirus support and information
  • VisitScotland – monitoring the impact of Covid-19
  • VisitScotland Partners with national tourism bodies to launch industry standard for UK tourism.
  • VisitScotland Marketing Plan; Response to Covid-19
  • VisitScotland Marketing Plan; Response to Covid-19 Domestic Recovery
  • Support which VisitScotland are delivering on behalf of Scottish Government
  • VisitScotland’s list of financial support specifically for Tourism & Events Businesses
• National Tourism and Hospitality Guidelines 
• ASSC Guidelines for Self catering Accommodation
• ‘We’re Good to Go’ National Standard
• ASSC Guidelines for Self catering Accommodation
• UK Guidance for managing beaches, coastline and coastal areas
• National Tourism and Hospitality Guidelines 
• Guidance for Wildlife, Adventure & Activity Tourism operators in Scotland
• Guidance for campsites, holiday parks, caravan sites, motorhome hire businesses and their users
• Hospitality Action
• Hospitality Health
• Scottish Tourism Alliance advice pages
• Venture North Membership offer
• Guidance for the tourism and hospitality sector from Scottish Government, including procedures for staff and customer safety and an operations checklist.
• Diageo launches $100 million recovery fund to help pubs and bars welcome back customers after lockdown
• Low level background music and sound in hospitality: safe management
• Extension of support for hospitality, retail & Leisure ( 01/01/21)
• Support for Travel Agents
• Hostels Support Fund

Legal 

• Legal Aid Resilience Fund

Leisure

• Support for Indoor Football Centres

Manufacturing

• Manufacturing: return to work -HSE has published guidance for employers and businesses in manufacturing sectors that explains how to continue or restart operations safely.
• Guidance for the manufacturing sector including procedures to plan for and maintain a safe place for all.
• Health and Safety Guide from Quest suitable for Manufacturing, Warehousing and Engineering.
• Guidance for employers on investigating outbreaks in manufacturing businesses.

Marine

• Sail Scotland Guidelines for Marine Operators

Nightclubs & Soft play

• Support for nightclubs & soft play

Office Environment

• Contact Centres advice card
• Health and Safety Guide from Quest suitable for an office environment. 

Places of Worship

• Safe re-opening of places of worship

Private landlords and letting agents

• Click here to view guidance for private landlords and letting agents from the Scottish Government

Public Libraries

• Guidance for public libraries

Retail

• Guidance for the retail sector including procedures for staff and customer safety and an operations checklist. 

Schools

• Scottish Government Schools Advice Card

Social Care

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): social care staff support fund guidance

Transport

• Transport Transition Plan
• Taxi & Private Hire Drivers
• Scotland Coach Operators – COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund

Third Sector

• Adapt & Thrive Programme – Adapt and Thrive is part of the £25m Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government on 2^nd September.
• Just Enterprise – Business Resilience and Support
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Information hub
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations funding for organisations information
• Advice from Social Enterprise Scotland

Waste

• Waste sector guidance

Wildlife, Adventure and Activity

• Wild Scotland Guidelines for the Wildlife, Adventure and Activity Sector
• Wild Scotland – Guidelines for Wildlife Watching Day Tours

Page updated 11/02/2021

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