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Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice | Updated 1st April '24
The Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) set out the requirements all licensees must meet in order to hold a Gambling Commission licence. On the 1st of April a number several changes to the LCCP will take effect following a consultatio...
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Government adds 15 drugs to the banned list
The UK Government have today banned a number of drugs, a total of 15 synthetic opioids which includes 14 nitazenes. All are now classed as Class A drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Nitazenes are highly potent drugs that can be many times ...
The Future of Publicly Funded Cultural Services and Devolution
The Local Government Association (the LGA) has published a series of seven articles from leading policy thinkers on the future of local publicly funded cultural services and devolution. The articles were published to coincide with the LGA's...
Propel Legal Briefing - Night mayors – the answer to our nightmares?
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 13th March 2024. At present, there are 24 directly elected mayors in England, with several inaugural elections planned in May that will introduce another three across the no...
Pub Code Adjudicator
It has been confirmed that Fiona Dickie is to be re-appointed as Pubs Code adjudicator (PCA) for a further three-year period. The function of the Adjudicator is now a well accepted part of the existence of the landlord and tenant world, where it ...
Protection of Children from Harm
One of the 4 Licensing Objectives is the Protection of Children from Harm and it is incumbent on all who work in the hospitality and retail arenas to play their part in stopping child abuse, although not directly applicable to hospitality and reta...
SIA business approval scheme consultation
Since 2006 the SIA has promoted and run an Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) to fulfil its statutory responsibility for an approvals scheme for private security businesses. The intention of the ACS is to contribute to public confidence in the priva...