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Gambling - Scottish and Welsh Gambling Survey results issued
The Scottish Government has published the “Scottish Health Survey 2015” and this shows that overall gambling participation in Scotland has increased slightly from 65 % in 2014 to 67.8% in 2015. However the statistics also show that pro...
Gambling - Licensing Authority statistics published
The Gambling Commission has published various Licensing Authority statistics in relation to gambling for the period 2009 – 2016. A link to the article and two documents (one in word and the other an Excel spreadsheet) can be found here:&nbs...
National Minimum Wage - increases from 1 October 2016
A reminder that the National Minimum wage rates increase from 1 October 2016, as previously reported. These rates are next due for review in April 2017, to align them with the review date for the National Living Wage. Current level F...
Cumulative Impact Policy and the Late Night Levy - changes afoot?
The Government have tabled proposed changes to the Policing and Crime Bill which impact further on licensing, particularly in terms of Cumulative Impact Policies and the Late Night Levy, if adopted. These include: Putting the possible adoption o...
New Home Office Guidance on Identity Documents
The obligations upon employers to check the immigration status of their staff have increased in recent times but operators have often struggled to understand and recognise the many different forms of identity. The Home Office have now released a ...
LGA calls for new powers to suspend licences.
On 20th September 2016, the Local Government Association (LGA) published a media release urging the government to issue new powers to their members regarding business rate debts.The release reads: “Millions of pounds in unpaid busines...