KEY DATES AS SCOTLAND UNLOCKS
TODAY: The five-mile cap on leisure travel is scrapped, allowing people to drive anywhere in the country or beyond. Self-catering accommodation is able to welcome back guests again. People are also able to travel to their holiday homes. Other self-contained holiday accommodation, such as lodges or caravans with no shared facilities, can also reopen.
Children aged 11 and under will no longer need to maintain social distancing in a group of up to eight children or adults. It means that friends will be able to play outdoors again, while grandparents will be able to hug their grandchildren.
Those aged between 12 and 17 still need to maintain two-metre social distancing. However, they can now meet an unlimited number of groups of people each day as long as there are a maximum of eight people from up to three households at any one time.
JULY 4: Hospitality and tourism firms can resume in England – and the lifting of the five-mile travel limit means Scots can now visit.
JULY 6: Outdoor hospitality is able to resume, meaning beer gardens and outdoor areas of restaurants can welcome back customers. But they will still need to have two-metre social distancing in place until phase three of exiting lockdown.
JULY 9: Scotland is expected to enter phase three of exiting lockdown when the latest three-week review takes place next week. When it does, agreements will be made with firms in hospitality, retail and public transport to reduce social distancing from two metres to one metre.
The Scottish Government will agree measures required by each sector to limit the spread of the virus when this social distance is reduced. For pubs and restaurants, these are likely to include taking contact details of customers, no standing, screens separating tables, face coverings worn by staff and no music in order to reduce the need for customers to shout. Measures likely in retail include one-way systems, mandatory face coverings, screens at till points, hand sanitation facilities and increased ventilation.
JULY 10: Wearing face coverings will also be mandatory in shops. Those who refuse to do so can face a £60 fine, rising to up to £960 for repeat offenders. The fines can be issued by police, although retail staff are not expected to directly challenge people who do not follow the rules.
JULY 13: Organised outdoor contact sports for children can resume.
JULY 15: Scotland’s tourism and hospitality industry gets fully up and running. Pubs and restaurants can fully reopen, while hotels, B&Bs and other accommodation providers can welcome back guests again.
Hairdressers and barbers will be able to take customers again, with additional safety measures in place.
Museums, galleries, cinemas, monuments and libraries can also reopen.