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Home Office Guidance... Sale of Alcohol Below Cost of Duty and VAT
The Home Office has issued Guidance on the interpretation on the mandatory condition prohibiting the sale of alcohol below cost of duty plus VAT. The guidance contains a wealth of information and is designed to try to answer the many questions wh...
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BBPA Campaign - Serving Drunks
With input from the Department of Health the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) along with the Drinkware organisation and National Pubwatch have launched a new poster campaign to raise awareness of the law relating to the sale of alcoho...
Scotland - Is the drink drive limit impacting the licensed trade?
In a survey produced by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) it has been revealed that 64% of licensed premises have seen a decline in like-for-like sales of up to 10% in the first quarter of 2015, versus the same period last year. Alco...
Scottish personal licence re-training issues - update
News that a further 67 people have had their personal licences revoked by South Ayrshire Council is a timely reminder that the issue of those who have failed to re-train within 5 years of grant of their personal licence rumbles on. The details we...
Newham LBC v White - A Recent Case on Noise Abatement Notices
A recent case in the Divisional Court (12 March) has given guidance on the test to be applied in relation to alleged breaches of Noise Abatement Notices. The facts involved Newham LBC who issued a noise abatement notice requiring the respondent t...
Personal licence renewals - Deregulation Bill completes Parliamentary passage
Consideration of House of Commons amendments to the above Bill took place in the House of Lords on 16 March. Both Houses have now agreed on the text of the Bill which waits for the final stage of Royal Assent when the Bill will become an Act of P...
National Minimum Wages increases announced
The Government has confirmed the increase in the level of the National Minimum Wage with effect from 1 October this year. The main increases are as follows; a 20p (3%) increase in the adult rate (from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour) a ...