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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 ...
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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...
Call to remove 'barriers to growth'
It will not surprise those working within the leisure industry that following an audit by the Local Government Association (LGA) it has apparently been established that to lawfully operate a new small family restaurant, as many as 8 separate licen...
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead 'reject' Late night Levy
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is the latest council which has opted not to recommend the implementation and adoption of a late night levy, a decision taken at a meeting held earlier this week.
Taxation and Gaming Machines - HMRC - v - Rank Group PLC - Developments
In October two decisions were handed down concerning the taxation of certain gaming machines which has been the subject of lengthy litigation between the HMRC and the Rank Group PLC. The cases are referred to as Slots 1 and Slots 2 and deal ...