Scotland

30 Jun 2023

Scotland Report on Impact of Hospitality

The Fraser of Allander Institute has released a report on the future of hospitality in Scotland. The report highlights the importance of the hospitality sector to the Scottish economy but also notes that workers in the sector are often underpaid a...

14 Jun 2023

Scotland Deposit Return Scheme Update

The saga of the implementation of the Deposit Return Scheme continues but we believe everyone will be relieved to hear that the scheme is now delayed until at least October 2025. Due to the rules on deregulation between the 2 jurisdictions of Wes...

06 Jun 2023

Scottish Police Campaign to Crack Down on Adults Buying Alcohol for Under 18 Year Olds

Police Scotland has announced a crackdown on Adults illegally purchasing alcohol for Minors. The Campaign launched this month across Scotland is called “It’ll cost you”. It is aimed at preventing proxy purchases, which is where ...

26 May 2023

Scotland | Visitor levy legislation introduced

On the 25th May 2023, the Scottish Government introduced a Bill to create a Visitor levy.  A copy of the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill, can be found here. In their 2022-2023 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government committed to intro...

21 Apr 2023

Scotland to delay Deposit Return Scheme until March 2024

Further to previous news on Scotland’s proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) (see link below), Scotland’s First Minister Mr Humza Yousaf MSP, has announced that the DRS will not be launched until March 2024. The DRS planned to see 20p a...

20 Feb 2023

Edinburgh Nil-Limit SEV Policy Declared Unlawful

A Scottish Court has declared Edinburgh City Council’s decision to implement a “nil-limit” on Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEVs) unlawful following a judicial review brought by the United Sex Workers Union (USW). USW hopes that ...