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08 Dec 2014

Powers of Entry Code of Practice issued today

Last week we reported that the ‘Powers of Entry Code' will come into force in 2015. The Code of Practice document has been issued today (the previously issued document was a draft Code only) and can be found here: 'Code of Practice - Powers...

05 Dec 2014

Scotland - Drink drive limit reduction effective today!

The legal alcohol limit reduces today in Scotland from 80mg to 50mg in every 100ml of blood, as we have previously reported - 'Scottish Government's intention to reduce the drink drive limit'. The legal limit in Scotland was 80mg of alcohol ...

05 Dec 2014

Late Night Levy - Tameside say "Not at the moment... maybe later"

Plans to introduce a late night levy across Tameside were shelved at a meeting of the full Council this week. The proposal to apply a levy to premises retailing alcohol between 00:01hr and 06:00hr daily would have, it was initially thought, raise...

05 Dec 2014

Latest On Impact Of Procedural Irregularity

On the 28th November the Queens Bench Division of the High Court released their judgment in the case of EFe’s Snooker Club –v- Stratford Magistrates Court where procedural irregularities were once again considered in relation to a Lice...

05 Dec 2014

Scotland - Personal Licence Refresher Training Revocations - the race to surrender!

Further to our news on Wednesday that an estimated 10,000 people are being notified that their personal licences are being revoked for failing to meet legal needs over training ('Scotland - Personal Licence Refresher Training - the fall out begins...

04 Dec 2014

Islington, the Late Night Levy and a Christmas 'crackdown'?

It is being reported in the local press that using funding raised by the Late Night Levy adopted by Islington Council, a ‘private army of security guards' will be on the streets to assist in keeping order over the festive period. From this ...