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Hartlepool - Proposed EMRO
As you will be aware, Hartlepool Council is currently consulting on the proposed adoption of an EMRO, the first Authority to do so. The expiry date for representations is 28 March. On behalf of clients we have today filed what we believe ...
Scotland - Drink Drive Limits
The Scottish Justice Secretary, Kenny MacAskill, has confirmed that the Government intends to lower the drink drive limit in Scotland. Following a consultation in which 74% of respondents agreed that the drink drive limit should be reduce...
Scotland - Military ID Cards To Be Approved
We are seeing reports that the Scottish Government plans to extend the range of identification documents which can be accepted by someone selling age restricted products, including alcohol. These will include military I.D. cards, EU National I....
Gaming Machine Use
A report has just been published which seeks to give some historic information on the profile of gaming machine users in various different venues. The report was commissioned in 2012 by the gambling commission and is based on information f...
Co-Operative Pubs Advice Line
Yesterday, the Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis launched an advice line in conjunction with the Plunkett Foundation for local people who wished to keep their local public houses open by operating them as a co-operative. The hotline is run by ...
Prosecution for sales to drunks
It may be of interest to those in the licensed trade of the details given to Parliament last week on the number of prosecutions in England and Wales for the sale of alcohol to someone who is drunk. Please see below: Defendants proceeded ...