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08 Apr 2020

Covid19 - What you need to know - Letter from Kit Malthouse MP

Today Kit Malthouse MP, Minster of State for Crime & Policing, has emailed all Licensing Committees in England & Wales. A copy of the letter can be found here. The Minister urges  licensing hearing to be progressed wherever possible...

08 Apr 2020

Covid19 - What you need to know - Local Authority Business Support

Many Local Authorities have now created pages on their websites outlining the range of business support on offer locally and via the national Governments.  We have scoured the net and put together a central directory for businesses looking f...

07 Apr 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Destroying spoilt beer during coronavirus (COVID-19)

In normal circumstances, the destruction of beer must be supervised by a responsible person from the brewery. However, due to social distancing requirements arising from the current outbreak of Coronavirus, this is currently difficult for brewers ...

07 Apr 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Letter from MHCLG to Local Authorities

On Monday (6th April) Paul Roswell (Head of the Governance Reform and Democracy Unit at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) wrote to the Chief Executives of Local Authorities in England explaining two sets of regulations made un...

07 Apr 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Renfrewshire implement new measures

We recently reported on the passage of the Scottish Coronavirus Bill through the Scottish Parliament.  Prior to the implementation of the next Act, at an meeting of their Emergency Board on Friday Renfrewshire Council took steps under the te...

02 Apr 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - The Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill

On Wednesday (1st April), the Scottish Parliament unanimously supported the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill moving closer to becoming law. The Parliament agreed that the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill should be treated as an Emergency Bill allowing the ...