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Gambling - Consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures
Last year the Government launched a review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures which commenced with a call for evidence. This morning the DCMS published a consultation covering proposals relating to: Maximum stakes and prizes f...
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Wales - Minimum Pricing
It is being widely reported this morning that Ministers of the Welsh National Assembly plan to introduce legislation to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. The proposed unit price is reportedly 50p, the same as proposed in Scotlan...
Short measures on the 125ml wine measure!
The requirement to make available, and make customers aware of the opportunity to purchase, the smaller measure of 125 ml still wine, in addition to the more common 175 and 250 ml measures, is something we find often still overlooked, by operators...
Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics
The Home Office has today published statistics realting to alcohol and late night refreshment licensing in England and Wales – something it has done on an annual basis (other than years ending 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2015) for some time. ...
Uber commence London Appeal
Following Transport for London’s (TfL) decision not to renew Ubers private hire Operator on 22nd September, Uber have now lodged Appeal papers with the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in accordance with the terms of the legislation...
Gambling - Industry Group for Responsible Gambling updates advertising code
The Industry Group for Responsible Gaming (IGRC) Has released an updated 3rd edition of their Code of practice for socially responsible advertising, which will come into effect this year. IGRC is made up of the five trade association, which repres...
CSE - 'test purchasing'
We have previously flagged difficulties for the hospitality sector in terms of Child Sex Exploitation (CSE) and particularly so for the hotel sector. To remind, increasingly there is the expectation that staff will have ben trained to be alert to...