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VAT relief rises to 12.5% from 1st October.
On 8th July 2020, the government announced a temporary 5% reduced rate of VAT to certain supplies relating to hospitality, hotel and holiday accommodation and admission to certain attractions. The reduced rate was initially introduced to last for...
Covid 19 - Scotland Announce Requirement for Covid Passports
The Scottish executive have announced the requirement for Covid passports which will require people over the age of 18 to show proof of vaccination to gain entry to nightclubs and large-scale events. The requirement comes into force on 1 Oct...
Covid 19 - Reinsurance Scheme Details Released
We previously reported on the Reinsurance Scheme devised and set up by the Government in England, further details have now been released. The full set of rules running to some 87 pages have been published and are available here Live Events Reinsu...
Covid 19 - City of Edinburgh Council - external area use extension
Maybe as a result of the recent warm weather but more likely due to the continued high rates of transmission of Covid 19 in the central Scottish belt The City of Edinburgh Council is to allow its restaurants to keep their temporary outdoor dining ...
Wales introducing Covid Passports for Nightclubs and Large Events
In a recent announcement, the Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, in a move that is likely to attract criticism from the nightclub trade bodies, proclaimed that as of the 11 October 2021, people in Wales will be required to show evidence of their...
Covid 19 - Automatic right to off sales extended
The Business & Planning Act 2020, both streamlined the Pavement Café regime and afforded those premises which did not already have the ability to provide off-sales, to make such sales without varying their Premises licence. The r...