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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 ...
Women's World Cup Final - Sunday 200th August 2023 at 11am
The Lionesses kick off in the World Cup Final against Spain on Sunday 20th August 2023 at 11:00. Today in the press there has a been a flurry of communication from Government in respect of earlier opening of premises and sale of alcohol to host s...
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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...
Pavement licence regime extended - Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
As reported recently, the Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 was introduced via the draft affirmative procedure. On 10 August2023, the Regulations came into force in order to extend the p...
UPDATE: Government response to consultation on relaxation of off-sales and Temporary Event Notices
Last month the Government indicated that Covid-related regulatory easements regarding off-sales and Temporary Event Notices would end on 30 September 2023 and 31 December 2023 respectively, so that after those dates they would revert to their pre-...
A-Level Results Day
Next Thursday (17th of August 2023) marks the end of school for a lot of people, as it's A-level results day. On the 24th it's also GCSE results day. Clearly, the majority of those celebrating will be 16 – 18 years old and operators need to...
Propel Legal Article - Covid easements to end and what that means for hospitality by Luke Elford
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 9th August 2023 Covid easements to end and what that means for hospitality by Luke Elford In my experience, developments in licensing are like buses – you hang around f...
Portman Group updates guidance to protect under-18s
The Portman Group, whose mission statement is to encourage responsible drinking habits among consumers, has updated their guidance regarding products which may “appeal to under 18s”. The Portman Groups Rule 3.2(h) states: “A dr...