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24 Feb 2015

Sale and consumption of alcohol to be banned on trains?

The Rail Safety and Standards Board, a group which advises the UK's rail operators through research, the understanding of risk and analysis, has produced a report headed "Platform train interface strategy - January 2015". One of the areas covered...

19 Feb 2015

Child Performers Guidance

The Department for Education has issued a guidance note to Local Authorities and individuals working with children in which it sets out the Child Performance Licensing and Activities Legislation which apply to those responsible for putting on prof...

17 Feb 2015

Camden Council launches late night levy consultation

Camden Council has launched a consultation on introducing a Late Night Levy for premises selling alcohol between 00.00 and 06.00. The only proposed exemption is for premises open between the above hours on New Year’s Day (i.e. New Year&rsqu...

13 Feb 2015

Bingo in Pubs: the Story So Far

For those of you who may not have seen it, partner Tim Shield had an opinion piece published by Propel today by way of a commentary on the current position of Greene Kings attempts to obtain authorisation to operate higher stakes and prizes Bingo ...

13 Feb 2015

Gambling - Conditions added to Gambling Premises Licences following second underage test purchase failure

In 2014 East Lindsey District Council, Brighton and Hove City Council and Hastings Borough Council working together with the Gambling Commission, reviewed a number of gambling premises licences where independent gambling operators had failed to pr...

12 Feb 2015

Personal licences renewal arrangements - latest.

It is rather like watching paint dry! As previously reported, the relevant House of Lords  Committee sat on 3 and 5 February and most recently on 11 February, but did not apparently consider or comment on the proposals within the Deregulatio...