FOI – 2025-3140 NSS Long Covid Networks (HTML)

Date received – 15 October 2025 | Date responded – 12 November 2025

Request

I am looking for information regarding the Scottish Government’s Strategic Network for the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19. As such, please provide the following information:

All meeting minutes from the NSS Long Covid Strategic Network’s (a) Lived Experience Group, and (b) Children and Young People’s Working Group, which forms part of the Scottish Government’s Strategic Network for the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.

Response

I refer to your freedom of information request that we received on 15 October 2025 requesting the following information.

We have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:

Please find attached appendices 1-12 which consist of meeting minutes, action logs and discussions regarding our NSS Long Covid Strategic Network’s Lived Experience Group and Children and Young People’s Working Group. Some of the documentation being released includes personal data of third parties, specifically, names of individuals which have not yet been released into the public domain. Where this is the case, these details have been redacted in line with Section 38 ((1)(b)) of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act, 2002.

I trust you will find the information of assistance and if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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