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COVID-19: Enquiry regarding Celtic Park as potential vaccination centre: FOI release

Published: 18 February 2021
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202100136922
Date received: 13 January 2021
Date responded: 3 February 2021

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

I have recently read a newspaper article in the Scottish Sun, claiming that Celtic Football Club offered Celtic Park as a vaccination centre one month ago. I would like to request this information for the purpose of a fact checking exercise.

Response

I can confirm that the Scottish Government received an offer of support from Glasgow Celtic Football club on the 9/12/2020 for the use of Celtic Park as a potential vaccination centre.

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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