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Food Safety Offences - new sentencing guidelines consultation launched.
The Sentencing Council for England and Wales is a body which promotes greater consistency in sentencing, whilst maintaining the independence of the judiciary. The Council produces guidelines on sentencing for the judiciary and aims to increase pub...
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Community and Ancillary Sellers Notice consultation launched
The Government announced its intention to introduce a ‘Community and Ancillary Sellers Notice' (CAN) in its ‘Next steps' document in July 2013. The CAN - if introduced - will allow particular low-risk businesses and community groups t...
'Unauthorised' Premier League broadcasts - be aware
We have alerted on this before. See our articles 'Premier League Season... for Prosecutions!' and 'Premier League again 'targets' foreign football broadcasts' Whereas there may be some uncertainty on the fringes as to what operators may ‘ge...
Business Improvement Districts - and the Late Night Levy
As part of the town centre announcement in December 2013, a commitment was made by Department for Communities and Local Government for a review of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). The review was undertaken during the spring and summer 2014 i...
'Look before you book' this Christmas - Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is calling on people to check the food hygiene ratings of restaurants before booking Christmas meals out with family and friends. A poll released yesterday found that almost half of the UK public (46%) never check f...
Gambling Commission advice for Society Lotteries and External Lottery Managers
The Gambling Commission (GC)has recently issued updated guidance and advice to lottery promoters and External Lottery Managers(ELM). This is aimed at raising awareness of the principles the GC will be likely to apply when considering applications...
Essence - What's in a name?
It has been reported through the Institute of Licensing that on the 3rd November 2014, District Judge Henderson sitting at Wimbledon Magistrates' struck out a licensing appeal regarding the Essence Nightclub in Kingston-upon-Thames. Following the...