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18 Sep 2014

Southampton Late Night Levy - gets full council approval

The decision to adopt the Late Night Levy came before the full Council yesterday. This decision has been approved by the Councillors and impacts upon premises authorised for the sale of alcohol between 00:01 and 06:00. The Levy charges will range...

16 Sep 2014

Scotland - Midlothian Licensing Board - Overprovision in Dalkeith area

Midlothian Licensing Board has declared Dalkeith an Overprovision area. The announcement was made at the September meeting of the Board following the earlier Consultation in April and later recommendations in an Overprovision statement which had ...

16 Sep 2014

A Recent Case on Setting Council Fees

A recent High Court case has again looked at the question of the setting of council fees and matters to be taken into account.This case was a Judicial review commenced by a Mr Cummings and others and was a review of Cardiff County Council's adopte...

15 Sep 2014

Gaming - Leading Bookmakers to Implement Advertising Changes

A number of leading bookmakers (William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Paddy Power) have today announced a response to growing public concerns in relation to vulnerable and young persons with regards the advertising of betting. Both TV advertising at...

11 Sep 2014

Licensing Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Notices) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - changes to TENs forms

The Licensing Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Notices) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 were laid before Parliament on 10th September 2014 and will come into force 1 October 2014. In brief, they will amend the presribed form of Temporary E...

09 Sep 2014

'Problem Gambling in Great Britain' - and more - update

Today two reports have been published entitled 'Problem Gambling in Britain – A brief Review' and 'Responsible Gambling initiatives and preliminary evaluation of the ABB Code of Conduct' (reports can be viewed by clickling the link...