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Wolverhampton Council intends to cut taxi licence applications
In response to recent sex abuse cases involving licensed drivers across the UK and to prevent reputational damage to the council,it is being reported that the City of Wolverhampton Council plans to reduce the number of private hire driver licenses...
Special Procedures Licensing Committees (Wales) Regulations 2024
Through the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017, the Welsh Government intends to create a national scheme for licensing special procedures such as acupuncture, body piercing, electrolysis and tattooing. The required laws are not yet in force but a cons...
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The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill – Second Reading
We have previously reported on the introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (aka Martyn’s Law). Yesterday, Monday the 14th October, the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill completed another step along the journey to b...
Propel Legal Briefing: 'The road ahead for pavement licensing' by Luke Elford
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 9th October 2024. The road ahead for pavement licensing by Luke Elford Amid the buzz of party conference season, the awful weather and chatter about which politicians received fre...
Wolverhampton Taxi drivers could receive new powers to record audio
Following a spate of attacks against drivers in recent years, including the manslaughter of a driver in 2022, Wolverhampton City Council have proposed plans to allow drivers who feel threatened to be able to use a panic style button to momentarily...
New tipping law comes into force
From today (1st October), the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and the statutory Code of Practice on fair and transparent distribution of tips comes into force. This new legislation effectively makes it unlawful for employers to make deduc...
MUP for England?
It is reported in the Telegraph that more changes may be on the books of the new Labour Government. This week it is in relation to Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol. In England there is a minimum price requirement contained in the mandatory ...
Scotland: MUP to rise to 65p per unit on 30th September 2024
We have previously reported that the minimum unit pricing in Scotland in set to rise and the potential spread of MUP across the rest of the UK. On the 30th of September 2024, the rate in Scotland will rise from 50 p per unit to 65 p (a 30% ...