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
- Guidance for farmers and crofters to prevent the spread of Covid-19 has been published.
Childcare Providers
Construction
- Scottish Government Construction Advice Card
- 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
- XpoNorth – COVID-19 Coronavirus Resources
- Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers
Events / Weddings
- VisitScotland – Preparing for Events
- Events sector guidance
- £10 million funding package announced to help the events sector recover from the pandemic.
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
- Retail, Hospitality, Leisure and Aviation Relief scheme – closes 30th April 2021
- 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)
Horticulture, Fruit and Vegetable Industry Sector
- Advice to support stakeholders develop safe working practices to
reduce the spread of COVID-19
Hospitality & Tourism
- Retail, Hospitality, Leisure and Aviation Relief scheme – closes 30th April 2021
- VisitScotland
- Updated Guidance/Topical Questions – 14/04/2021
- 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.
- Low level background music and sound in hospitality: safe management
- Extension of support for hospitality, retail & Leisure ( 01/01/21)
- Support for Travel Agents
- Tourism & Hospitality Guidance (20th April 2021 update)
- Collection of Customer and Visitor Contact details – April 21 update. To register for our local #ProtectNorthHighlands Service, use this link.
- Noise Control resources
- Calculating Physical Distance Based Capacity (PDBC) in non-domestic settings.
Legal
Leisure
- Retail, Hospitality, Leisure and Aviation Relief scheme – closes 30th April 2021
- 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
Nightclubs & Soft play
Office Environment
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
Retail
- Retail, Hospitality, Leisure and Aviation Relief scheme – closes 30th April 2021
- Updated retail sector guidance (07/04/2021)
- Guidance for the retail sector including procedures for staff and customer safety and an operations checklist.
Schools
Social Care
Transport
- Transport Transition Plan
- Taxi & Private Hire Drivers
- Scotland Coach Operators – COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund
- Campervan & Motorhome Rental Operators 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 2nd 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
Wildlife, Adventure and Activity
- Wild Scotland Guidelines for the Wildlife, Adventure and Activity Sector
- Wild Scotland – Guidelines for Wildlife Watching Day Tours
Page updated 27/04/2021
