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Covid 19 - Welsh Covid Passports come into effect
Following on from the discussions in Scotland and England as to the use of Covid passports at 7am this morning the Welsh made their position known and have followed Scotland. The Welsh Covid Passport scheme will come into effect on the 11th Octob...
Daylight Saving Time ends 31st October 2021
A reminder that British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) ends at 2am Sunday 31 October 2021. This means that at 2am on that Sunday, the time becomes 1am and premises entitled to trade to 2am or later can enjo...
Taxis - Right to Work - Home Office Guidance
The Home Office have now published updated guidance around the right to work for taxi drivers for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This guidance is for licensing authority officers responsible for the issue, renewal, suspension and ...
Covid 19 - England Local Authority Powers
The English government has, despite the 19th July 'Freedom Day', allowed certain pieces of legislation to remain in place and as a number of measures (some permissive and some restrictive) come towards their sunset clauses extensions are being imp...
Covid 19 - Scottish COVID ‘passport’ regulations
Further to our previous news items on the Scottish COVID passport requirements for certain types of premises, the Scottish Government has now published draft Regulations in this regard which if passed are due to come into force at 05.00hrs o...
Home Office Issues Guidance on New Temporary Off-Sales Permissions
As previously reported, the relaxation of pavement cafes applications and automatic provision of off-sales originally arising from the Business & Planning Act 2020 have now been extended to 30th September 2022. Originally due to expire today ...