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Scotland - Edinburgh - amendment to hours of Late Hours Catering Licence?
Following the recent amendment to earlier Sunday trading hours for the on consumption sale of alcohol, Edinburgh City Council last week set up a panel to consider whether late night food venues should be allowed an all-night licence from 11pm to 5...
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Newcastle First to Adopt Late Night Levy
A meeting of Newcastle's full Council last night rubber stamped the introduction of the first Late Night Levy in the England and Wales. The Levy, expected to be implemented before November will affect premises open between midnight and 6am across...
Further deregulation - films in community premises (E&W)
The Draft Deregulation Bill has now been published as part of the “Government’s ongoing drive to remove unnecessary bureaucracy that costs British businesses millions, slows down public services like schools and hospitals, and hinders ...
Scotland - Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 - and food waste!
The disposal of waste is not normally a ‘hot’ topic for us. These Regulations go live on 1 January 2014. Licensed premises operators should be aware of the effect of these regulations which may be summarised as follows: 1. All b...
Licensing Act 2003 - amended Guidance issued today
1) Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013 – amendments to Chapter 15 With the coming into effect of the Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013 (as summarised by our previ...
Police 'castigated' for unbalanced evidence on a review
For those of us who regularly appear in review proceedings brought by the police, we know that it is not uncommon to be faced with a large volume of evidence supposedly relating to the premises, but which on close scrutiny proves on occasion not e...
Scotland - Consultation launched for creation of 'Sexual Entertainment Venues' licensing system
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation with a view to creating a dedicated licensing system for sexual entertainment venues (i.e. those offering lap dancing, strip shows, peep shows and live sex shows etc). There is already a similar ...