Co-produced with the Scottish Cities Alliance, this report sets out the specific impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on city centres, and identifies the immediate priorities to support city centre recovery. Scotland’s cities play a central role in economic growth and the city centres are a focus for business, people, and activity. The impact of the Covid pandemic was profound. In 2021, the Scottish Government and Scotland's seven cities established a Task Force to identify the actions needed to be taken to support city centre recovery working in partnership with the Scottish Cities Alliance. The document sets out the recommendations, actions and priorities based on collaboration with a range of experts and representatives from the private, academic and third sectors that led to the announcement by the Scottish Government of a £6 million fund for the City Centre Recovery Fund to put recommendations into practice.

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