Scottish Government Coronavirus Update

The Scottish government has set out an indicative timetable for the re-opening of parts of the economy over the next two months.

The timetable is as follows:

From 2 April:

• A lifting of the ‘Stay at Home’ requirement and replacing it with a ‘Stay Local’ message (retaining the current, local authority-based travel restrictions for at least a three-week period)

From 5 April:

• Reopening of non-essential ‘click and collect’ retail
• Extending the list of retail permitted to include garden centres (indoor and outdoor), key cutting shops, mobility equipment shops, baby equipment shops, electrical repair shops, hairdressers and barbers (with shopfronts – not mobile services) by appointment only, homeware shops and vehicle showrooms (appointment only) and forecourts

Note: Homeware shops includes carpet and tile showrooms. 

From 26 April:

• Travel within all of mainland Scotland permitted (subject to other restrictions that remain in place)
• Remaining shops can reopen and mobile close contact services can resume
• Gyms can reopen for individual exercise
• Tourist accommodation to reopen (self-catering accommodation to be restricted in line with rules on indoor gathering)
• Work in people’s homes to resume
• Driving lessons to resume
• Weddings and funerals for up to 50 (including wakes and receptions with no alcohol permitted)
• Libraries, museums, galleries re-open
• Outdoor hospitality to open till 22:00 with alcohol permitted. Indoor hospitality permitted without alcohol and closing at 20:00

From 17 May:

• Further re-opening of hospitality: bars, pubs, restaurants and cafes can stay open until 22:30 indoors with alcohol permitted and 2 hour time-limited slots and until 22:00 outdoors with alcohol permitted
• Adult outdoor contact sport and indoor group exercises can resume
• Cinemas, amusement arcades and bingo halls can re-open
• Small scale indoor and outdoor events can resume subject to capacity constraints (to be confirmed following stakeholder engagement)
• Non-professional performance arts can resume outdoors

June:

The First Minister said it is too early to give specific dates beyond May. However, understanding the need for people and businesses to plan, from the start of June, it is hoped that Scotland can move back to Level 1 of the Strategic Framework, allowing further relaxation across all areas of the economy and society, while still applying physical distancing and other non-pharmaceutical interventions and the FACTS guidance.

A move to Level 0 is hoped to be able to take place from the end of June.