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Gambling - Commission unveils new enforcement strategy
Following their consultation earlier this year the Gambling Commission have published a new enforcement strategy which will be used to tackle operators who breach gambling regulations. The new strategy, which takes immediate eff...
Gambling - Gambling Commission - Key Performance Indicators
Amongst various issues discussed during the Gambling Industry Lawyer’s Group meeting held at the Gambling Commission’s offices in Birmingham on Tuesday, the recently published Key Performance Indicators (‘KPIs’) for the Lic...
Food Standards Agency Publishes Local Authority Enforcement Data
The Food Standards Agency has published the food law enforcement data by Local Authorities, for the year 2016/2017. The information has been released ahead of the full 2016/2017 statistics report and is part of a drive by the Food Standards Agenc...
Scotland - Dundee - New Overprovision
Following the Aldi Stores Ltd v Dundee City Licensing Board case on 12 August 2016, where the Dundee Sherriff overturned the current Alcohol Overprovision Policy, Council officers have been reviewing the Board’s options. At their meeting on...
Wales – minimum unit price for alcohol back on the agenda
In 2015, the Welsh Government consulted on the draft Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol Bill) which intended to: set a floor price for a unit of alcohol, meaning that alcohol could not be sold below that level; and affect drinks sold at ch...
Banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT: Guidance update
This Guidance (which has recently been updated) is aimed at alcohol suppliers and enforcement authorities. It provides information about the ban on the sale of below-cost alcohol, including: what the ban means and who it applies to how to imple...