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Scotland - Highland Board - Off Sales ban - one week to go
The Highland Licensing Board at its Board meeting earlier this month agreed to introduce a new region-wide policy to control sales of alcohol. The new licensing policy statement which will come into effect on 1 December 2013 has adopted a p...
Scotland - Unified Police Force and the consequences for licensing?
We recently attended a presentation by Inspector Allen Morris who leads the National Licensing Policy Unit for Police Scotland and were pleased to hear his thoughts on how the Force is to approach licensing going forward. As a practice which lodg...
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Weights and Measures 'due diligence' - a reminder
News that a nightclub has recently been fined £6,000 for selling vodka unfit for human consumption when the liquid tested positive for denatured alcohol emphasises the need for operators to have in place robust due diligence systems to avoid...
Home Office Licensing Statistics in the year to 31 March 2013
The Home Office has just released comprehensive statistics relating to alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales as at 31 March 2013. The DCMS' statistics relating to entertainment figures is expected on 5 December 201...
Colliers International Central London Retail Health Check
Colliers have just released their latest Central London Retail Health Check 'which provides an overview of the current state of the retail market and assesses the extent to which these trends are impacting on the high street by using vacant units ...
Gaming - FOBTS - Concerns Expressed
In the ever developing area of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) Liverpool Council has become the latest to become involved in the subject. We understand that at a meeting of the Council on 6 November a number of different matters were discuss...
Food Registration - and liability for offences - a recent case
You should be aware that the law requires that food business operators to register their individual establishments with the appropriate Local Authority. Of possible relevance especially to operators who have a tenanted estate, a recent case ...
Fire Safety - a timely reminder (again)
With recent news of another successful prosecution for ‘inadequate fire safety measures’ in licensed premises, it is worth a further periodic reminder perhaps that: Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsibil...