Guidance and Information for Village Halls

Changes on 5 June

The Borders moved into Protection Level 1 on 5 June. What this means for village halls is summarised in the latest update (below) “Reopening Village Halls”.

Protection Level 1: Indoor Activities and Gatherings Briefing

Updated guidance is available below.

Latest Scottish Government guidance
Reopening Village Halls: Updated 5 June 2021- information on easing restrictions
Organised Activities for Children– updated 26 April 2021
Coffee Mornings, Coffee Shops and Pop-up Cafés – updated 26 April 2021
Non-Contact Sport and Exercise – updated 19 May 2021
Covid19 Hire Criteria
Consulting Village Hall Users – Sample questions to help when consulting hall users
Coronavirus Risk Assessment – Guidance on how to conduct a risk assessment
Risk Assessment Template – A template to aid your risk assessment

We will update this page again as soon as we have more information.

Please note: Collecting contact details

Test and Protect guidance says it is the premises that collects the contact details from the public (including any staff or volunteers present) attending a particular event or venue. In addition, the specific guidance for community centres and village halls says it should be the community centre management and the service manager who collect the data. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-multi-purpose-community-facilities—guidance

The official guidance makes clear that an individual is not obliged to provide contact details. If this happens, the venue (including a village hall) can decide whether or not to allow admittance. Therefore, a hall can refuse to admit any individual or even group who does not provide contact details.

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