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Gambling - Commission launches new consultation on LCCPs
The Gambling Commission have today launched a new Consultation regarding the LCCPs. The proposed changes can be found here (which are tracked in the consultation document). The stated aim of the changes is to make clearer requirements that ...
The 15th National Pubwatch Conference – Tuesday 27th February 2018
The 15th National Pubwatch Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nottingham on Tuesday 27th February 2018. The conference will provide a valuable platform to share ideas and good practice. It will also provide a surgery where Nationa...
Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing - Select Committee scrutiny
The Health and Home Affairs Committees of the House of Commons is to consider implications of alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) with charities, academics, professional bodies and industry on Monday 22 January 2018. The sessio...
Merger to Create "Powerful Unified Voice" for the hospitality sector "UKHospitality"
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and British Hospitality Association (BHA) have revealed their plans to merge and create a new trade body named “UKHospitality”. It is hoped that this new body will create a “...
PASS Card Update
On the 17th January PASS (Proof of Age Standard Scheme) launched an updated card format which includes the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) logo plus the logo of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). This is to illustrate the su...
Gambling - Betting shops: licensing and planning issues - a briefing document
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at licensing and planning issues relating to betting shops in Great Britain. There are 8,502 betting shops in Great Britain (Gambling Commission statistics, November 2017). The briefing doc...