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20 Jan 2016

National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage - reminder

National Minimum Wages (NMW) rates increased last October – see 'National Minimum Wage rates increase today'. A reminder that the new National Living Wage (NLW) is due to be introduced from April 2016 with the result that those employed and...

19 Jan 2016

Cheltenham: Late Night Levy Or BID?

At a recent cabinet meeting, Cheltenham Borough Council discussed the merits of the Late Night Levy which had previously been approved the next anniversary date for which is 1 April against the gains which could be achieved by the introduction of ...

15 Jan 2016

Camden Council Late Night Levy - update

Following on from our previous news on the 7 December that the London Borough Of Camden Licensing Sub Committee had voted to adopt the Late Night Levy, the introduction of the proposed Late Night Levy is due to be considered at a full meeting of t...

14 Jan 2016

Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) – update and reminder

From 1 January 2016, businesses with a UK establishment who ‘wholesale’ alcohol to other businesses at or after the duty point must apply to HMRC for AWRS approval and do so by 31 March 2016. &nb...

14 Jan 2016

New Temporary Event Notice form issued

As previously reported, the Deregulation Act 2015 increased the maximum number of Temporary Events Notices permitted each year at a premises from 12 to 15. An amended Temporary Event Notice form incorporating the change has now been issued under ...

11 Jan 2016

Gambling - Commission publish issue new 'quick guide' regarding Gaming Machines in Pubs

The Gambling Commission have today published a new quick guide regarding gaming machines in pubs. The advice summarises the automatic entitlement,  categorises of machines and provides a particularly useful summary of the machine requirement...