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Gambling - Discussion paper on the Gambling Commission's approach to setting fees
In July 2012, the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee published a report “The Gambling Act 2005: A Bet Worth Taking?". In response, the previous Government indicated that it would consider reviewing the Gambling Commission's fees...
Scotland - Indication By European Court on legality of MUP
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today released an initial ruling on the legality of the introduction of a Minimum Unit Price (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland, which appears to support the challenge by the Scottish whiskey Association. The co...
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'Zero-hours' contracts - Parliamentary Briefing
For those operators currently using zero-hours contracts - or for those simply interested - the House of Commons library has just released a parliamentary briefing on this type of contract, often used by employers whereby workers agree to be ...
Scotland - alcohol sales 'rise'
Propel is this morning reporting that alcohol sales in Scotland apparently increased last year, at least according to latest figures. An NHS report claims that the equivalent of 41 bottles of vodka or 114 bottles of wine per adult were ...
Twickenham pubs to remain open following World Cup games
Richmond Council have relented on its plan to restrict entry to pubs after 22.00 on the night of International rugby matches. During the recent World Cup warm-up match between England and France the Metropolitan Police made a stadium announcement...
Scotland - West Lothian Licensing Board festive hours policy - update
Further to our news item regarding the consultation, West Lothian Board have now adopted the following festive hours' policy: FESTIVE POLICY 2015/2016 "Subject to each application being considered on its own merits in relation to the premises an...
Employment - and illegal immigrants - update
The Government’s new Immigration Bill (to be introduced this autumn) has been reported to include a range of new powers including measures to deal more effectively with businesses offering employment to those here illegally. There are poten...
Shop opening hours including Sunday trading - parliamentary brief
The House of Commons Library has just published a briefing note, the aim of which is to look in detail at permissible shop opening hours. In the process, it also summarises the background to the Sunday Trading Act 1994 and the Christmas Day (Trad...