Business

Exception to the Guidance that the business must remain closed

Restaurants

Food delivery and takeaway can remain operational and can be a new activity supported by the new permitted development right. This covers the provision of hot or cold food that has been prepared for consumers for collection or delivery to be consumed, reheated or cooked by consumers off the premises

Cafes, including workplace canteens

Food delivery and takeaway can remain operational.

Cafés or canteens at hospitals, care homes or schools; prison and military canteens; services providing food or drink to the homeless.

Where there are no practical alternatives, other workplace canteens can remain open to provide food for their staff and/or provide a space for breaks. However, where possible, staff should be encouraged to bring their own food, and distributors should move to takeaway. Measures should be taken to minimise the number of people in the canteen at any one given time, for example by using a rota.

Public houses

Food delivery and takeaway can remain operational and can be a new activity supported by the new permitted development right. This covers the provision of hot or cold food that has been prepared for consumers for collection or delivery to be consumed, reheated or cooked by consumers off the premises.

Indoor markets

Outdoor markets can re-open once guidance is implemented.

·        market stalls which offer essential retail, such as grocery and food.

·        livestock markets and auctions.

Auction houses

Livestock markets and auctions

Hotels, hostels, B&Bs, campsites and boarding houses for commercial use

Where people live in these as interim abodes whilst their primary residence is unavailable, or they live in them in permanently they may continue to do so.

Critical workers and non-UK residents who are unable to travel to their country of residence during this period can continue to stay in hotels or similar where required.

People who are unable to move into a new home due to the current restrictions can also stay at hotels.

Where hotels, hostels, and B&Bs are providing rooms to support homeless and other vulnerable people such as those who cannot safely stay in their home, through arrangements with local authorities and other public bodies, they may remain open.

Those attending a funeral will be able to use hotels when returning home would be impractical.

Hotels are allowed to host blood donation sessions.

Providers of holiday accommodation that are subject to the requirement to cease carrying on their business can continue to provide information or services online, by telephone or by post.

Accommodation providers can make accommodation provision available for workers, and those people providing voluntary or charitable services, for whom it is essential to travel and require short-term accommodation. This must be in line with physical distancing and public health guidance.

Libraries

Digital library services and those where orders are taken electronically, by telephone or by post (for example no-contact Home Library Services) may continue.

Libraries in or associated with universities and colleges can open to members of staff or post graduate students who need to access library services which they could not access from the place where they live.

Community centres, youth centres and similar

For the purpose of hosting essential voluntary or public services, such as food banks, homeless services, and blood donation sessions.

Public venues that host blood donation sessions can continue to open temporarily for these services only.

There is a legal requirement on the person responsible for the centre to ensure that reasonable measures are taken to ensure that a distance of two metres is maintained between people on the premises (other than between members of the same household or a carer and the person they are assisting).

Places of worship

Funerals in places of worship, burial grounds and crematoria, where the congregation are members of the deceased’s household or close family. In a case where no members of the deceased’s household or family members are attending, friends can attend. A distance of two metres should be maintained between every household group, as per Public Health Scotland guidelines.

A minister of religion or worship leader may leave their home to travel to their place of worship. A place of worship may broadcast an act of worship, whether over the internet or otherwise.

Places of worship to open for the purposes of prayer or contemplation (alone or with members of the same household).

For the purpose of hosting essential voluntary or public service, such as food banks, homeless services, and blood donation sessions.

Cinemas, theatres and concert halls

Small group performances for the purposes of live streaming could be permissible where physical distancing guidelines are observed and no audience attend the venue.

Blood donation sessions also allowed to be held at these venues.

Fitness studios, gyms, swimming pools or other indoor leisure centres

Leisure centres may stay open for blood donation sessions.