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14 Mar 2013

Scotland - Military ID Cards To Be Approved

We are seeing reports that the Scottish Government plans to extend the range of identification documents which can be accepted by someone selling age restricted products, including alcohol. These will include military I.D. cards, EU National I....

14 Mar 2013

Gaming Machine Use

  A report has just been published which seeks to give some historic information on the profile of gaming machine users in various different venues. The report was commissioned in 2012 by the gambling commission and is based on information f...

13 Mar 2013

Co-Operative Pubs Advice Line

Yesterday, the Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis launched an advice line in conjunction with the Plunkett Foundation for local people who wished to keep their local public houses open by operating them as a co-operative. The hotline is run by ...

13 Mar 2013

Prosecution for sales to drunks

  It may be of interest to those in the licensed trade of the details given to Parliament last week on the number of prosecutions in England and Wales for the sale of alcohol to someone who is drunk. Please see below: Defendants proceeded ...

11 Mar 2013

Angus Licensing Board - Licensing Policy Review

  Angus Licensing Board commence a review of its statement of licensing policy, which it is obliged to undertake every three years. Angus Licensing Board chairman Alex King said: "We are keen to hear the views of members of the public, and ...

11 Mar 2013

Leeds United 1 West Yorkshire Police 0

A recent case in the footballing world has interesting connotations for policing in the wider community on match days and in particular potentially the leisure industry! There has been a spate of cases in recent years as to who should pay for the...