General

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...

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 ...

07 Sep 2023

Government Consultation - Licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures

The Government has launched a consultation in respect of licensing certain non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England. Under the proposed scheme, both practitioners and the premises from which they operate would need to be licensed for specific ...

23 Jun 2023

Drug testing facilities at festivals

For several years a number of large Summer music festivals have provided back-of-house facilities to test drugs circulating on-site. This has been seen as an important safety issue, especially when extremely potent substances can be mixed into pro...

22 Jun 2023

Tipping Rules - Now Law

 We have previously tracked the progress of the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill through its Parliamentary trials. The Bill was given Royal assent on 2nd May 2023 and is now the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023. The law won&rsqu...