I recently tried to spend a Scottish £20 Clydesdale bank note at the Jubilee centre, and was surprised to find that it is the policy of the University of Southampton Sports and Wellbeing centre, not to accept Scottish notes. I wondered if anyone knew why this was the case?

This fact sheet available from the Bank of England: 

http://www.acbi.org.uk/media/sni_notes_factsheet_nov12_copy1.pdf 

clearly states that Scottish and Northern Irish notes are a legal form of currancy throughout the UK. These are forms of currency are approved by the UK Parliment, and I can therefore see no reason why they would not be accepted at the University. 

Since there is a large Scottish and Northern Irish community at the University, many of whom will have Scottish and Irish notes with them when they return to campus, I think its a shame that the Sports and Wellbeing Centres have taken this stance. I have had no problems spending Scottish notes in other parts of the University e.g. staff club.