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Home Office Consultation on Regulation of Airport Alcohol Sales to start?
It was recently reported that Ryanair was banning Duty Free Alcohol being consumed on flights to Ibiza this summer. This is in response to drunken behaviour on planes, a subject the House of Lords Select Committees review of the Licensing act 200...
Food Standards Agency launches National Food Safety Week
The Food Standards Agency has just launched National Food Safety Week, with the focus this year being on the work of FSA staff and thousands of others across the food supply chain working behind-the-scenes to ensure that food is safe and what it s...
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Serve Legal - 2017 test results in review
Serve Legal, the company which provides an independent test purchase service for retailers of age restricted products across the UK to check staff are checking young people for ID, has just released it 2017 ‘year in review’, based on s...
World Cup 2018: Promotion of the World Cup - be aware
The FIFA World Cup provides an opportunity for pubs to engage with the community and generate sales. However, in planning events or producing items to twin with the World Cup, care must be taken so as to avoid stepping on the toes of FIFA who hav...
BBPA Guidance for Russia 2018
The BBPA has produced guidance for pubs in anticipation of the imminent World Cup. Suggested advice within the Guidance for pubs contacting the police and licensing officers to let them know plans for showing FIFA World Cup events, as well as mak...
New PRS live performance licence gets Copyright Tribunal approval
PRS For Music is reported to have received Copyright Tribunal approval of new terms for one of its main live performance licences, what the rights body calls its ‘Tariff LP’ licence. Concert promoters need public performance licences f...
Gambling - Government's Response to the consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.
As has been widely reported this morning the Government has published their response to their October 2017 consultation on gaming machines and social responsibility measures. The headline proposal, which will need further legislation for im...
“Protecting your business?” £5,000 fine for failing to display Food Hygiene Ratings
A recent case at Cardiff Magistrates Court, in which a business owner was fined £5,000, highlights the obligations businesses have to display their food hygiene ratings, in Wales and Northern Ireland. The case surrounded a restaurant ...