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09 Dec 2022

Police Scotland have found no evidence to support a surge in claims of spiking by injection

It is reported by the BBC that At a Scottish Police Authority (SPA) meeting held this month, police chiefs were told that between the 12 month period of 1 October 2021 and 30 October 2022, there had been 150 people come forward saying they could h...

09 Dec 2022

Enough Campaign

Although we have recently reported that Police Scotland has no evidence of spiking by needle, abuse in many different forms occurs every day and the Government has released its ENOUGH campaign with support information targeted towards women and gi...

08 Dec 2022

Government agrees to registration scheme for short-term holiday lets

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the government are committed to bringing in a registration scheme for short-term holiday lets. The commitment arose during Prime Minister’s Questions on 7 December when the Prime Minister respon...

06 Dec 2022

Night & Day Noise Abatement Notice Appeal Update

As many of you will no doubt have read there is an ongoing case involving the 'Night and Day' venue in Manchester. The live music venue which has operated since the early 1990’s is appealing a noise abatement notice issued in 2021 by Manches...

06 Dec 2022

The Portman Group updates its guidance on alcohol sampling

The Portman Group (the Drinks industry watchdog) has updated its guidance regarding the provision of alcohol samples. The changes are directed at drink-driving prevention, specifically sampling practices directed at drivers or creating a direct li...

05 Dec 2022

Gambling Commission CEO Speech to representatives of the industry on 24th November

On 24TH November Andrew Rhodes, CEO of the Gambling Commission gave a speech to CEO’s and other senior executives in the gambling industry at an event held at the Southbank centre Here is a link to an article by the Gambling Commission on t...