Leisure Sector Update: Hours for Euro 2024

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The Government has announced that pubs will be automatically permitted to extend their opening hours until 1am for the semi-finals and the final of Euro 2024 if England or Scotland get through to that stage.

The announcement has been well-received by the hospitality sector although it is currently understood that it will only apply in England and Wales, with Scotland having to wait for their local licensing boards to make a decision on whether to extend hours or not.

The competition kicks off on 14^th June with the semi-finals scheduled for 9^th and 10^th July and the final scheduled for 14^th July.

As always, we will only know the specifics of the proposed extension of hours once we see the wording, and we will update further at that point.

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Samantha Faud