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Breaking news - Blackpool 'reject' the adoption of an EMRO!
Blackpool Licensing Committee has just released their determination on the application for an EMRO, which hearing took place over 4 days last week. The Licensing Committee has unanimously resolved to recommend to the full council that the EMRO sh...
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Gambling - Illegal Poker clubs - GC Clamping down
The Gambling Commission has announced a crackdown on suspected illegal poker clubs across the country with Illegal operators being targeted by Local Authorities, with support from the Commission. It is stated on the Commissions website that a num...
Draft Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2014 published
On 5 February 2014 we confirmed that the Government had published its guidance on banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT for England and Wales. By way of update, the draft Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) O...
Banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT - guidance issued
The Government has today published its guidance on banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT for England and Wales. The relevant guidance document can be found here: 'Guidance on banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty...
Scotland - Minimum Unit Pricing - Back in the Court of Session
The Court of Session in Edinburgh yesterday commenced hearing the appeal from the Scotch Whisky Association over the Scottish Government’s plans to introduce a minimum price of 50p a unit. The Appeal, which is due to take eight days, follow...
Birmingham - ban of super-strength alcohol?
Following on from the campaign launched by Partners in Suffolk to stop the sale of super-strength alcohol from off-licences in Ipswich in September 2012 (at which time off-licence owners were asked to remove those products from their stores), Birm...
Managing World Cup 'success' - and we are not presuming anything!
Further to our previous news alerting to critical matches/dates and times (LINK), the BBPA, in association with the Local Government Association and the Association of Chef Police Officers, has produced a guide and advice for licensees showing Wor...