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02 Dec 2015

Disabled access to goods, services and facilities - briefing

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) made it unlawful for service providers to discriminate against disabled people in certain circumstances.  On 1 October 2010, the Equality Act 2010 (EA) replaced most of th...

02 Dec 2015

New THINK drink drive campaign materials

The BBPA is alerting to ‘the availability of new THINK drink drive campaign materials including a selection of new posters and Facebook images for pubs and bars, designed to encourage customers to make the right choice by not driving after d...

30 Nov 2015

Gambling - Commission launch gaming machine consultation

The Gambling Commission has today launched a consultation in relation to where gaming machines can be played. You will find a link to the consultation below from which it can be seen one of the main points of emphasis in the consultation is 'Categ...

30 Nov 2015

Gambling - Lotteries - De-regulation resurrected!

We have previously reported on the proposed relaxation of regulation in relation to certain limited lotteries. This was to be aimed at incidental non-commercial and private lotteries. Unfortunately the Government ran out of parliamentary time to i...

27 Nov 2015

Gambling - Commission Issue First Online Gambling Statistics

The Gambling Commission have issued statistics in relation how much consumers in Britain spend on gambling online. The figures cover a five month period and detail data from all operators offering online facilities to customers in Britain. The per...

27 Nov 2015

Scotland - liquor licensing statistics 2014-15

Every year the Scottish Government releases liquor licensing statistics and those for 2014-15 have just been issued and can be found here: Crime and Justice - Publications - Liquor Licensing in Scotland. The figures show certain details relating ...