Are the Scottish Work permit rules that different to England? I would have thought that was something without any devolved powers and still sat in Westminster.
Not 100% sure on the nitty gritty but the article I read suggested the link ups they are developing are to help them in the post Brexit climate, it is possible however they didn't explain it very well and conflated the different partnerships including the Belgian link up they have.
I know the English rules have been developed by our FA and the government to take into account the needs of the English game but the Scottish FA are negotiating their own.
A quick look on the internet suggests the Scottish FA and the home office have agreed an extension to sign EU players through to the end of the summer window 2021 before confirming their own model so I'd imagine the expectation is that the Scottish permit rules will be "kinder" than the English ones.