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Scotland - Renfrewshire launch Overprovision Consultation
Renfrewshire Licensing Board is currently consulting on whether there is an overprovision of licensed premises in Renfrewshire including extending the existing overprovision area in Paisley Town Centre. To access the Public Consultation docu...
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Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 - coming into force 6th April 2015
The Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 has now been approved to come into force on 6th April 2015. A summary of its key changes can be found in our previous article ‘Further Detail – De-Regulation of Entertainment...
Government Consult on Lotteries
The Government has commenced an open consultation described as “A call for evidence exploring the current balance across society lotteries , The National Lottery and competing gambling products in raising funds for good causes and maintainin...
Alcohol wholesaler registration scheme to be included in 2015 Finance Bill
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Autumn Statement 2013 the introduction of a scheme to tackle alcohol duty fraud. The Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) is now expected to be introduced in legislation in the Finance Bill...
Scotland - Personal Licence Revocations - the race to surrender - too late in Aberdeen!
It is being reported in the local press today (The Press and Journal) that more than 500 Aberdeen personal licence holders had their personal licences revoked yesterday for failing to comply with the re-training requirements. The decision by Aber...
Home Office Licensing Statistics in the year to 31 March 2014
The Home Office has today released comprehensive statistics relating to alcohol and late night refreshment licensing in England and Wales as at 31 March 2014. For a comparison to the previous statistics (as at 31 March 2013), please see our artic...
Allergen alert changes - just 3 days to go!
With just 3 days to go until the new allergen alert regulations come into force (see 'Allergen alert! An important reminder and update') it is being widely reported today that: Only one third of F&B managers are ready and prepared for the cha...