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04 Jul 2022

Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

The Business and Planning Act 2020 brought a temporary streamlined pavement licence sytem into effect as a response to the pandemic, with the system (and licences granted under it) due to cease on 30 September 2022. The Government’s recent ...

09 Jun 2022

London to create Night Time Enterprise Zones

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced plans to introduce a £500,000 funding programme to create Night Time Enterprise Zones. The vision for this programme is to aid London’s economic recovery, by targeting three specified zones...

30 May 2022

Off-sales Relaxation to Cease

Paul Regan of the Neighbourhood Crime Unit at the Home Office has written to Licensing Authorities regarding the ability to utilise off-sales where premises are permitted to have on sales. This permission was initially granted to help premise...

30 May 2022

Wales - COVID restrictions end

In a further positive development in Covid related matters It has been announced by Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford that the remaining Covid restrictions end with effect from today Monday 30th May. The First Minister stated: “The pande...

27 May 2022

Single-Use Plastics in Scotland

It is being reported that from 1st June 2022, single-use plastics such as cutlery, plates, drink stirrers, and plastic straws will be banned (unless an exemption applies) in Scotland. An example exemption is where a person needs a single-use straw...

26 May 2022

Platinum Jubilee dates and times

For the benefit of operators and general information we set out the key events in London around the Jubilee Bank Holiday but which will be shown by live broadcast - so that you can plan your own events at site accordingly. Thursday 2nd June Quee...