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04 Aug 2022

ProtectUK app / NaCTSO guidance

ProtectUK was created to support organisations to evaluate and manage risk posed by terrorism. It was developed by the Counter Terrorism Alliance, a focussed collaboration of three leading organisations: NaCTSO (National Counter Terrorism Security...

04 Aug 2022

PubAid research shows disconnect between pubgoers support for local pubs and appreciation of the support pubs give to charitable causes

Those of us involved in the industry on a daily basis understand the support pubs give to charitable causes day in and day out. However Industry body PubAid has published interesting research that reveals a disconnect between pubgoers support for...

03 Aug 2022

Pub Code Adjudicator Strategy

The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) is a body which sits between the pub companies and tied premises and seeks to help balance the relationship between the 2 entities. Today the PCA has released its strategy for delivering its priorities over the nex...

27 Jul 2022

A new Specially Featured Entertainment Tariff to apply in the new year

Music Licensing company Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL)  has made an announcement that a new Specially Featured Entertainment (SFE) Tariff will come into force from January 2023. PPL has agreed this new SFE tariff in consultation with trad...

25 Jul 2022

Pavement licensing regime extended for further 12 months

Earlier this month we reported on the proposed Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 that would extend the temporary/streamlined pavement licence system created by the Business and Planning A...

20 Jul 2022

Spiking - Government response to Ninth report of Home Affairs Committee

On 26th April the Home Affairs Committee published its Ninth Report of session 2021 -22 which dealt with Drinks Spiking. The Government has now published its response to this report. The initial report made 12 recommendations and the full Govern...