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Scotland - 'Dundee overprovision policy failed to follow the law'
We have previously reported on the controversial overprovision policy adopted by the Dundee Board which determined that the whole Board area was over-provided save for the waterfront area – see our article 'Scotland - Dundee: Overprovis...
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Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing - England & Wales - Briefing document
A Parliamentary Briefing paper, released yesterday, sets out the licensing arrangements for taxis and private hire vehicles and their drivers and the enforcement of those licences. It also looks at some of the issues currently of concern to the in...
Scotland - West Lothian Licensing Board festive policy 2016/17
Following our previous article about West Lothian Licensing Board consulting on its 2016/17 Festive Policy, the Board has approved premises to have the benefit of later hours without need for formal application in certain circumstances. Premises ...
BII Launch New Website and Marketplace
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have launched their new website that includes an innovative market place for its members alongside a knowledge bank and customer relationship management system. We are pleased to support this and also tha...
Gambling - Revised Licence conditions and codes of Practice - Published
The Gambling Commission have recently published a revised Licence conditions and codes of practice (LCCP) which shall take effect on 31st October 2016. The revision follow earlier consultations carried out by the Commission. In 2015 the Ga...
House of Lords - Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 - Day One
On the 5th July the House of Lords’ Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 convened their first evidence session. At this first session, evidence was taken from: Anna Paige – Head of the Drugs and Alcohol Unit in the Home O...
Can a Judicial Review help, if time is short?
An interesting, if not unexpected, decision has recently been handed down by Mr. Justic Ouseley in respect of the matter of R (Woodward) –v- Thurrock BC. In summary, Woodward (the Applicant) had applied to Thurrock for a premises licence fo...