Scotland - Edinburgh - amendment to hours of Late Hours Catering Licence?

Following the recent amendment to earlier Sunday trading hours for the on consumption sale of alcohol, Edinburgh City Council last week set up a panel to consider whether late night food venues should be allowed an all-night licence from 11pm to 5am – instead of the current ­closing time of 3am. 

This could see takeaways open around the clock and allow for smaller ­independent food businesses to operate against the larger fast food operators in the city centre in a city which has the highest ratio of takeaways per person in the UK: 1 for every 725 people.

The findings of the panel will be put to the ­Regulatory Committee in ­September.