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Home Secretary Updates Parliament in Sensitive Information in Licensing Applications
On 19th December when the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, announced Martyn’s Law, she also set out her intention to introduce a Sensitive Information Protocol to be applied to Licensing Applications, which will be known as SILA. The propo...
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Age verification technology in alcohol sales - Home Office Key Learning
As we have previously reported the Home Office has worked with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) to create a Regulatory ‘Sandbox’ to allow the trial of several age verification technologies. The aim was to assess and ...
Alcohol Duty set to be frozen for an additional six months
In a boost for the hospitality sector, it has been reported that the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will delay increases to alcohol duty, which were to take effect on 1 February 2023, for a further six months to 1 August 2023. Alcohol Duty was du...
Possibility of Extension of Hours for The King's Coronation – England and Wales
Licensed Premises in England & Wales may benefit from extended hours in celebration of the King's coronation in May 2023. The Government has said that it will consult on making an Order (a Licensing Hours Order) to extend hours from 11p...
Portman Group Release 2022 Regulation Report
The Portman Group has released its 2022 Regulation Report. The report includes details of the Group's update to its alcohol labelling guidelines, updates to two pieces of guidance aimed at reducing drink driving, the launch of a Portman Gro...
Westminster Council Trial "Pee Paint" in the West End
No...before anyone thinks it, Westminster are not painting walls with urine. They are, however, trialling specialist "pee paint" on urination hotspots in the West End. The coating, which can be applied to exterior walls, creates a bounce-ba...
Propel Legal Briefing - The naughty list – facing enforcement by Tim Shield
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on Wednesday 14th December 2022 The naughty list – facing enforcement by Tim Shield We are (and have been for some months now) in a time of contradiction in the licen...