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Single-use plastic item ban imminently in force
From Sunday 1 October 2023 onwards within England there will be a ban and restrictions on a range of single-use plastic items as part of the Government’s wider efforts to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042. This will include a ba...
Government consultation on change to definition of "alcohol-free."
The Government has launched a public consultation on whether to change the existing definition of alcohol-free. Currently, for a drink to be labelled as alcohol-free in the UK it must contain 0.05% ABV (Alcohol By Volume) or less. This ...
Summary of the Scottish Government's Findings on the Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for Alcohol
The Scottish government have released their findings following the consultation on of the operation and effect of the minimum pricing provisions during the first five years of the provisions under the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 ...
Test purchase operations in Lancaster and Morecambe
We recently learned about test purchase operations in the Lancaster and Morecambe areas. Over two nights, the Police and Trading Standards for the area carried out tests at 32 licensed premises across the district, and all 32 passed. The tests use...
Alcohol Licensing: Guidance on Temporary Off-Sales Provisions Updated
The Government has updated its Alcohol Licensing: Guidance on Temporary Off-Sales Permissions webpage. The page, which includes a handy FAQ for operators, has been updated to reflect that the off-sales permission, introduced in 2020 by The ...
Nitrous Oxide legislation
As part of the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, the use of nitrous oxide is to be addressed as part of the Home Secretary’s desire to get tougher on flagrant drug taking in the streets and its impact on communities. Although having a lega...