The Scottish Government has said it could oppose plans by Boris Johnson for Covid vaccine passports at events like football matches.
Whilst such a system could have potential for international travel, the SNP government in Edinburgh questioned its use at everyday events.
The Prime Minister is expected to announce a plan for a "Covid-status certification" on Easter Monday, which could be used to allow mass gatherings like football matches.
The Daily Record reports a series of trials are being planned in the coming months to test out such a system, including the FA semi-final at Wembley.
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Writing in the Daily Telegraph, cabinet minister Michael Gove said the UK could take inspiration from a similar scheme in Israel where an app is used to prove a person's vaccine status.
"The Israeli approach involves a smartphone app and the NHS app could serve a similar purpose here," he wrote.
Boris Johnson said: “We have made huge strides over the past few months with our vaccine programme and everyone in the country has made huge sacrifices to get us to this stage in our recovery from Covid-19.
“We are doing everything we can to enable the reopening of our country so people can return to the events, travel and other things they love as safely as possible, and these reviews will play an important role in allowing this to happen.”
But he has already ruled out a certification scheme being imposed on venues like pubs and restaurants, and the plan has faced opposition from MPs including in his own party.
Discussing such a scheme, a Scottish Government spokesperson said: “As we have said previously, we recognise the potential of vaccine certification for international travel as part of global arrangements, however there are ethical and equity questions to be answered as part of considering using vaccine certification for access to places people visit as part of their everyday lives.
“While we continue to roll out the vaccine programme, we should be controlling our borders not opening them up, and it is too early for us to encourage anyone to consider booking overseas travel. With a third wave in Europe and other parts of the world like Chile seeing spikes in the virus, we must all be careful not to put the progress we have made at risk.”
