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05 Dec 2023

Updates to Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

You will no doubt be aware that all personal licence applicants must disclose any unspent relevant convictions on their application paperwork and the Police may object to such application if they feel the granting of the licence would undermine th...

04 Dec 2023

Institute of Licensing contact Minister over worrying lack of progress on gov.uk forms

The Institute of Licensing (The IoL) and the National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO) have submitted a joint letter to Jeremy Quinn MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, regarding the worrying lack of progress in determini...

27 Nov 2023

Government consult on Euro 2024 extension for semi-finals and final if.......

The Government has today published a consultation on extending licensing hours for the semi final and final of Euro 24 if England Wales or Scotland football teams are playing in those matches. The consultation was published today 27Th November an...

16 Nov 2023

Temporary Event Notices for the Christmas period

If your premises is looking to capitalize on the festive cheer and expand it's offer to customers, and your Premises Licence does not contain a seasonal variation that meets your business needs or alternatively your Premises Licence does not have ...

16 Nov 2023

Propel Legal Briefing - Dynamic pricing – it’s not as straight forward as you think by Michelle Hazlewood

First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on16th November 2023 Dynamic pricing – it’s not as straightforward as you think by Michelle Hazlewood Today, I had the privilege of speaking at the Propel Multi-Club Conf...

10 Nov 2023

Edinburgh Licensing Board plans to reduce Festive Trading Hours

Proposals by the Edinburgh Licensing Board could see the extended festive hours cut. Under the current Edinburgh Licensing Board policy, Licensed venues in the city are currently able to operate for two additional hours between 18 December and 13 ...