Premises Licence

15 Aug 2023

Police Led Alcohol Intervention Checklist and Toolkit

Working alongside Alcohol Change UK, the Government have recently published a toolkit setting out Police led interventions to supplement existing expertise within Police forces when dealing with alcohol related incidents.   The toolkit has n...

18 Jul 2023

Late Night Levies - changes and updated guidance

In 2012, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 introduced the late night levy to allow licensing authorities to charge a levy to premises licence holders selling alcohol in their area between midnight and 6am. Subsequently, the Poli...

19 Jun 2023

Pavement Licence Regime Extended For Another Year

With the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill taking its time to make its way through the legislative process it comes as little surprise that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities have introduced a Statutory Instrument extending...

06 Apr 2023

The Home Office informally consults Licensing Authorities on licensing fee levels

The Home Office has written to Licensing Authorities in England and Wales asking for informal views on alcohol licensing fee levels.  The survey's aim is to help the Home Office understand the true cost to Licensing Authorities of administer...

17 Feb 2023

EMROs may be back? Walsall looking into one.

News reaches us that Walsall Licensing Committee are taking preliminary steps, which could lead to the implementation, of an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO). This is a mechanism whereby a Licensing Authority can bring in a blanket restricti...

24 Jan 2023

King Charles' Coronation

For the first time in many people’s lives, we will see a King’s Coronation, with the Coronation of His Royal Highness King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort taking place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, London. ...