Covid-19: General Information

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Resources from & for the Third Sector

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Meetings of Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
These regulations extend the ‘relevant period’ set out in Schedule 14 of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, meaning that SCIOs can continue to hold remote members meetings until 30 December 2020.
The continuing restrictions necessitated by COVID-19 mean that a SCIOs ability to hold general or members’ meetings in person (where this is specified in the constitution) is limited. These regulations allow SCIOs to use remote methods, such as video conference or phone calls to hold meetings with their members if they need to.
The time period in the Act originally ran until 30 September 2020, this is now extended for a further 3 months to 30 December 2020. 
A copy of the regulations and supporting information can be found here:

You will find links to all the relevant guidance regarding education and young people on the Scot Gov website, by clicking the link below. You will find headings such as; Re-opening guidance, safety & well-being, Support for learning, Parents, Children & Young people, Higher & Further education and Data.

The Argyll & Bute Council has a "Help for Communities" section on their website is regularly updated

SCVO has put together a wide-ranging and continuously updated information hub for voluntary organisations ​

OSCR has guidance and FAQ.

New ‘Collaboration during a Crisis’ guidance published by P4P

COVID-19 – Third Sector Lab: Digital service delivery for charities. Getting started with remote working: Digital service delivery for charities; the Third Sector Lab open Google Doc lists best-practice, policies, guidance and more, for rapid deployment of essential charity services to online channels. It has free weekly open Zoom calls in partnership with SCVO to help charities connect.

Test and Protect - Scotland’s approach to implementing the 'test, trace, isolate, support' strategy - is a public health measure designed to break chains of transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community.