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Updated Licensing Act section 182 guidance
As part of measures recently announced by the Home Office to tackle drinks ‘spiking’, an updated version of the Statutory Guidance guidance under s.182 of the Licensing Act 2003 has now been issued. The updated guidance now includes s...
Home Office - Understanding and tackling spiking
The Home Office has announced that spiking will be targeted by the police and door staff in a range of new measures unveiled today (Monday 18 December) by Home Secretary James Cleverly. The new package will include changes to the legislation, res...
Distributing tips fairly: draft statutory code of practice
As we have previously reported, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 was given Royal assent on 2nd May 2023. Before the new law can come into effect, the Government must draft and consult upon a new Code of Practice. On Friday (15th Dece...
LGA and IoL publish licensing training standard for councillors
The Local Government Association (LGA) and the Institute of Licensing (IoL) have jointly published a training standard for councillors sitting on Licensing Committees and Sub-Committees. The standard recognises that councillors have a crucial role...
Possible change to Licensing Hours Orders
A Private Members’ Bill, introduced by Emma Lewell-Buck MP, has been laid before Parliament. The Bill, the full text of which is not currently available, seeks to make it so that Licensing Hours Orders (relaxations of hours for special occa...
Bolton back on LNL
The on-off saga as to the Bolton MBC consultation for a Late Night Levy is reported to be back on. Bolton’s new proposed levy is to focus on the Town Centre area and capture late-night refreshment premises that serve hot food as well as thos...