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Gambling Commission - Test Purchase Operations Warning
The Gambling Commission has today announced that their test purchasing programme is set to continue across England and Wales during the next few months. The Commission will work in conjunction with a group of local authorities across England and ...
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HSE RIDDOR Proposals
Not within our area of expertise but a matter of relevance to all operators within the leisure industry, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published proposed changes to the Accident Reporting Legislation (RIDDOR) which includes new ...
Do interim steps continue pending an appeal - a solution at last?
It has been freshly reported that the case of R (o.a.o. 93 Feet East Ltd) v Tower Hamlets LBC may have once and for all resolved the issue of whether interim steps imposed on a summary review remain in force pending an appeal. It seems, however, t...
Breaking News - Government Propose Further Licensing Changes
In a ministerial statement to the House of Commons the Government Minister Jeremy Browne has set out its position on minimum pricing but also took the opportunity of mentioning other measures which will be implemented and those that are under cons...
Bournemouth - Early Morning Restriction Order and Late Night Levy declined
Bournemouth Borough Council has confirmed that it “will be taking no further action with regard to Early Morning Restriction Orders or the Late Night Levy proposals at the present time” instead putting an emphasis on working in close p...
Monmouthshire - EMRO and Late Night Levy rejected
On the 9th July Monmouthshire’s Licensing Committee considered the imposition of a Late Night Levy and / or EMRO. Both propositions were rejected following recommendations from the Authority’s Officers. In reports submitted to t...
Police Appeal Sutton Review Decision
Further to our previous article in which we highlighted a recent decision of the Sutton Licensing sub-committee ('Police 'castigated' for unbalanced evidence on a review') the police have lodged an appeal against the decision and findings of ...