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Distributing tips fairly: draft statutory code of practice
As we have previously reported, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 was given Royal assent on 2nd May 2023. Before the new law can come into effect, the Government must draft and consult upon a new Code of Practice. On Friday (15th Dece...
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LGA and IoL publish licensing training standard for councillors
The Local Government Association (LGA) and the Institute of Licensing (IoL) have jointly published a training standard for councillors sitting on Licensing Committees and Sub-Committees. The standard recognises that councillors have a crucial role...
Possible change to Licensing Hours Orders
A Private Members’ Bill, introduced by Emma Lewell-Buck MP, has been laid before Parliament. The Bill, the full text of which is not currently available, seeks to make it so that Licensing Hours Orders (relaxations of hours for special occa...
Bolton back on LNL
The on-off saga as to the Bolton MBC consultation for a Late Night Levy is reported to be back on. Bolton’s new proposed levy is to focus on the Town Centre area and capture late-night refreshment premises that serve hot food as well as thos...
Propel Legal Briefing - Anticipating and reflecting by Tim Shield
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on13th December 2023 Anticipating and Reflecting by Tim Shield As I got to work crafting this month’s Legal Briefing, I took a moment to revisit the one I composed a year ...
Updates to Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
You will no doubt be aware that all personal licence applicants must disclose any unspent relevant convictions on their application paperwork and the Police may object to such application if they feel the granting of the licence would undermine th...
Institute of Licensing contact Minister over worrying lack of progress on gov.uk forms
The Institute of Licensing (The IoL) and the National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO) have submitted a joint letter to Jeremy Quinn MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, regarding the worrying lack of progress in determini...