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01 Aug 2014

Cornwall Council tasked with 'simplifying licensing system'!

Cornwall Council has been awarded grant funding from the Better Regulation Delivery Office to examine how the licensing system in England can be simplified with the aim of creating a single business licence. The Council has been chosen to carry o...

31 Jul 2014

Scotland - 'First' Closure Order in Glasgow

Glasgow Licensing Board has issued their first Closure Order when The Foggy Dew in the East End was apparently closed at an emergency hearing last week. Police Scotland had sought the closure of the premises after alleged "serious violence" and "...

25 Jul 2014

Alcohol consumption in young persons 'declining'

The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has recently published the ‘Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2013' report, which contains results from an annual survey of secondary school pupils in Englan...

24 Jul 2014

Islington adopts Late Night Levy

The London Borough of Islington has voted in favour of introducing a Late Night Levy. It will take effect on 1 November 2014 and premises that are licensed to sell alcohol for all or part of the period between 00:01 and 06:00 will have to pay the...

23 Jul 2014

Do Interim steps continue pending Appeal? - A step further Eastwards

  Following a hearing on the 11th July in the Westminster Magistrates' Court District Judge Elizabeth Roscoe has issued her judgement concerning the issue of interim steps and whether they continue post the substantive review hearing and thr...

22 Jul 2014

Reform of anti-social behaviour powers - statutory guidance issued

The Home Office has recently published the ‘Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014: Reform of anti-social behaviour powers Statutory guidance for frontline professionals', replacing the previous draft guidance issued in October ...