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‘Swift, Certain, Tough: New Consequences for Drug Possession’ white paper
The Home office yesterday published a consultation regarding proposed reforms to the criminal justice system and how it deals with adult drug possession offences and proposed changes to ‘drug testing on arrest’ powers. The consultatio...
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Private Members 'Tips' Bill receives Government Backing
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill, introduced by Dean Russell MP has today (Friday 15th July) undergone its ‘second reading’ in the legislative process and has now been backed by the government. The aim of the Bill is to ensure...
Home Office States Automatic Off-Licence Provision to be extended
In a letter to the IoL Chairman, Dan Davies, on Thursday the Home Office has confirmed plans to extend the automatic provision for off-sales to licences in England & Wales. During Covid the Government made several interventions to support the...
Off sales relaxations to end?
In May 2022, we reported on the comments of Paul Regan of the Neighbourhood Crime Unit at the Home Office who wrote to Licensing Authorities stating in respect of pandemic related off sales relaxations: “given the absence of Covid restricti...
Licensing Applications and role of annexed drawings
As we learn and change from terrible events we understand that the availability of the layout plans/drawings annexed to the Premise Licence may be changing.The plans annexed to the licence at annex 4 provides a detailed layout of the premise and f...
House Of Lords follow up report published
The House of Lords has published its follow-up report relating to the Licensing Act 2003. This is a follow up to the original response by the Government to the original report! The latest report examines the progress made by the Government in the ...
Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
The Business and Planning Act 2020 brought a temporary streamlined pavement licence sytem into effect as a response to the pandemic, with the system (and licences granted under it) due to cease on 30 September 2022. The Government’s recent ...