As reported by
The Morning Advertiser (MA), on 23 March members of Scottish Parliament passed The Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill heralding the creation of a statutory pubs code and an independent adjudicator role.
The Bill was originally put forward by Labour MSP Neil Bibby in an effort to ensure tenants in brewery-owned pubs are not bound to what are seen to be unfair deals and gives around 700 Scottish tied pubs similar rights to those in England and Wales.
Provisions set out will cover all the tied pubs in Scotland owned by Admiral Taverns, Greene King/Belhaven, Hawthorn, Trust Inns, Punch and Star Pubs and Bars.
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On Tuesday, the First Minister confirmed a number of lockdown measures would ease from Monday April 26. These include indoor opening of hospitality up to 8pm, though alcohol sales will remain outdoors-only until May 17. Speaking at the Scottish Government’s coronavirus briefing, Ms Sturgeon said she expected households to stay at least one metre apart while in pubs or restaurants. She said the rule had not changed from last year, agreeing with comments from the Scottish Beer and Pub Association that claims otherwise were “scaremongering”. Nicola Sturgeon has hit out at myths of new physical distancing rules in pubs and restaurants, saying the one-metre rule will remain in place.
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