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New Smoking Legislation
The Government have today announced a new Bill (the Tobacco and Vapes Bill) intended to take “Tougher action to better protect the public, NHS and the economy from the harms of smoking”. The Bill aims to phase out of the sale of tobac...
Autumn Budget 2024
This afternoon Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the first woman to serve as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 800+ years history of the role, has delivered Labour’s first Budget of the Parliament. Amongst the announcements were rises to minimum wa...
Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Statistics Released
The Home Office have released a collection of statistics in relation to the Licensing Act 2003. This includes the numbers of licences granted, as well as enforcement activity with the figures being collected from Licensing Authorities throughout ...
Late Night Levy - Bolton
From 1st February 2025 Bolton Council will implement a late night levy (LNL) which will cover 39 operations in the town centre. Interestingly the levy applies to both alcohol and late night refreshment between 3am and 6am. The levy is a major fi...
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill – Second Reading
We have previously reported on the introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (aka Martyn’s Law). Yesterday, Monday the 14th October, the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill completed another step along the journey to b...
MUP for England?
It is reported in the Telegraph that more changes may be on the books of the new Labour Government. This week it is in relation to Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol. In England there is a minimum price requirement contained in the mandatory ...