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13 Aug 2015

Smoking - call for ban on smoking in public places to be extended

The Royal Society for Public Health has just released a report which suggests that the existing smoking ban in public enclosed spaces should be extended to beer gardens, al fresco eating areas of restaurants, parks, and outside school gates. The ...

12 Aug 2015

Blackpool - a way forward?

For those of us involved in the unsuccessful attempt to introduce an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO) into Blackpool, which if imposed would have been a first, the exercise proved to be a refreshing and indeed in part depressing insight into...

07 Aug 2015

Taxi - House of Commons Briefing Paper

The House of Commons Library has recently published a briefing paper on the subject of Taxi which you can read here. The briefing paper sets out the licensing arrangements for taxis and private hire vehicles (PHV) and their drivers and the enforc...

07 Aug 2015

Scotland - Air Weapon and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 - Received Royal Assent

On 4th August 2015, the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 received Royal Assent becoming law. As is common with extensive Acts such as this, not all parts of the Act take immediate effect and a series of Commencement Orders w...

07 Aug 2015

Scotland - Personal Licence Refresher Training - Revocations

Over the last two year JG&P have reported on the Scottish Personal Licence requirement’s in respect of Refresher training and the requirement to notify the relevant Board. Despite similar warnings from a number of different sources ...

05 Aug 2015

Sunday Trading Hours - Consultation Launch

Following George Osborne’s announcement in the July Budget the Government has today launched their consultation regarding Sunday trading hours. The consultation is not whether the restrictions limiting the Sunday trading hours for premises ...