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CORONAVIRUS CRISIS LICENSING BRIEFING #36
Update 17 March 2021
Lockdown-easing dates: A rocky road ahead
Here are the key re-opening dates set out by Nicola Sturgeon yesterday as they affect the hospitality sector:
26 April |
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17 May |
Hopsitality venues open:
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Early June |
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Other points
Trade reaction
Hospitality leaders have reacted unenthusiastically to the timetable with the Scottish Licensed Trade Association expressing “bitter disappointment” and predicting “tough times” ahead. Colin Wilkinson, the Association’s Managing Director, said that “these slight lifting of restrictions don’t go far enough and, for the majority, reopening will remain unviable".
For nightclubs the news - or rather lack of real news – is even worse. There’s no indicative re-opening date; but Ms Sturgeon said she was “optimistic” that a summer date might be possible.
The First Minister’s statement can be accessed here.