Recommendation 56

Since their creation in 2004, the number of BIDs has continually grown and there are currently over 330 in Britain. 106 There are 60 per cent more BIDs per person in Scotland than England, likely owing to the provision of Government funding to support their establishment. 107 When discussing the benefits of BIDs and whether they should be mandated, Ms Nicholls, the CEO of UKHospitality, suggested that BIDs work specifically because they are “grass roots up and organic” and that they provide a useful formal vehicle for bringing groups together. 108