The Independent Review Group for the Valuation of Licensed Hospitality has issued a call for evidence to help inform its considerations. The call for evidence invites respondents to provide information and research on the valuation methodology for the licensed hospitality sector for the purposes of non-domestic rates. The call for evidence will be open until 5:00 PM on Monday 16 March 2026.
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association is a member of the Review Advisory Panel and is encouraging all licensed hospitality operators to engage with the call for evidence. The success of the Independent Review will depend entirely on the quality of the evidence that it is able to consider, especially reliable evidence of market rental transactions for licensed hospitality properties.
The Review Group implores all stakeholders to engage with this call for evidence and to provide all relevant material that they hold. The Chair of the Review Group has put in place procedures to ensure the protection of any confidential material that it receives.
The Scottish Government, as Secretariat for the Independent Review, is issuing the call for evidence on behalf of the Independent Review. Responses should be sent directly to the Chair of the Independent Review at bjgill@amadvocates.co.uk or BJ Gill KC, Advocates Library, Parliament House, Edinburgh EH1 1RF.
Further information about the call for evidence can be found on the Call for Evidence webpage: Licensed hospitality valuation methodology: Gill review – call for evidence – gov.scot.