Scotland
Covid 19 - Scotland Regulations issued 16th December 2021
Following on from the announcement by the First Minister earlier this week as to restrictions as a result of the increasing number of Omicron infections ,today we see the publication of the detail as to what is expected by the Holyrood. The regul...
Scotland returns to social distancing in pubs and restaurants but £100m made available to help businesses
Today, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has requested that the people of Scotland to limit socialising to no more than three households, in the approaching period to Christmas and to generally minimise social contact with other hous...
Security Industry Authority Check Compliance
Many licensed premises require under the terms of their licence the provision of Door Supervisors and it is a mandatory condition on all licences that:- Any person carrying out a security activity at the premises in accordance with conditions att...
Low alcohol on the up
With the festive season rapidly approaching it won’t be long until the new year will be among us. With the dawn of January comes new year’s resolutions and the trending practice of ‘Dry January’. Dry January 2022, will be s...
Scotland | Covid Passport (Media Reports)
On Monday 18th October the new Scottish Covid ‘Passport’ took full effect. Although law since 1st October, the Scottish Government had stated there would be no enforcement action before 18th October to allow business to prepare and imp...
Covid 19 - Scotland Covid Passport Guidance
Following the mandatory use of Covid Passports in Scotland from yesterday 2 papers have been issued by way of guidance to operators and enforcers. Firstly, we have the Scottish vaccine certification scheme - information for local authorities issu...
Daylight Saving Time ends 31st October 2021
A reminder that British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) ends at 2am Sunday 31 October 2021. This means that at 2am on that Sunday, the time becomes 1am and premises entitled to trade to 2am or later can enjo...
Taxis - Right to Work - Home Office Guidance
The Home Office have now published updated guidance around the right to work for taxi drivers for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This guidance is for licensing authority officers responsible for the issue, renewal, suspension and ...