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Gaming Machine stakes and prize increase edges closer
On the 27 November the long awaited Statutory Instrument setting out the revision to stakes and prizes for gaming machines following the reintroduced Triennial Review was passed by the delegated legislative committee in the Houses of Parliament. &...
Scotland - Renfrewshire Board agree to earlier Sunday hours
Following in the footsteps of Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Highland Licensing Boards, Renfrewshire Licensing Board has amended their statement of licensing policy to allow pubs and clubs to sell alcohol earlier on Sundays. The current policy hours ...
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Primary Authority to be extended to fire safety
Primary Authority allows businesses to form a partnership with a single local authority in relation to certain legislation or specific functions, which can lead to greater consistency in regulation and enforcement. It has been announced that the ...
Scotland - Highland Board - Off Sales ban - one week to go
The Highland Licensing Board at its Board meeting earlier this month agreed to introduce a new region-wide policy to control sales of alcohol. The new licensing policy statement which will come into effect on 1 December 2013 has adopted a p...
Scotland - Unified Police Force and the consequences for licensing?
We recently attended a presentation by Inspector Allen Morris who leads the National Licensing Policy Unit for Police Scotland and were pleased to hear his thoughts on how the Force is to approach licensing going forward. As a practice which lodg...
Weights and Measures 'due diligence' - a reminder
News that a nightclub has recently been fined £6,000 for selling vodka unfit for human consumption when the liquid tested positive for denatured alcohol emphasises the need for operators to have in place robust due diligence systems to avoid...
Home Office Licensing Statistics in the year to 31 March 2013
The Home Office has just released comprehensive statistics relating to alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales as at 31 March 2013. The DCMS' statistics relating to entertainment figures is expected on 5 December 201...
Colliers International Central London Retail Health Check
Colliers have just released their latest Central London Retail Health Check 'which provides an overview of the current state of the retail market and assesses the extent to which these trends are impacting on the high street by using vacant units ...