Published on: 18 March 2021
The Scottish Government has announced further details concerning its route out of lockdown.
The key dates are set out as follows:
2 April
- The ‘Stay at Home’ requirement is lifted and is replaced with a ‘Stay Local’ message
5 April
- The resumption of outdoor contact sport for 12-17 year olds
- Reopening of non-essential ‘click and collect’ retail
- Extending the list of retail permitted
12-19 April
- All children back to school full-time
26 April
- Tourist accommodation to reopen (self-catering accommodation to be restricted in line with rules on indoor gathering)
- Weddings and funerals for up to 50 (including wakes and receptions with no alcohol permitted)
- Outdoor hospitality to open till 22:00 with alcohol permitted. Indoor hospitality permitted without alcohol and closing at 20:00
- Social mixing in indoor public places will be subject to current maximum of 4 people from up to two households. The prohibition of in-home socialising will continue to be kept under review at this date
17 May
- Reintroducing in-home socialising for up to 4 people from up to 2 households
- 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
- Small scale indoor and outdoor events can resume subject to capacity constraints (to be confirmed following engagement with industry)
Further information on the restrictions in place in Scotland can be found here.
British Marine members can also visit our microsite for the latest information on COVID-19.