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24 Mar 2015

Fire Safety - Highest Penalty £200,000!

The owner of the Radnor Hotel in Bayswater was sentenced this month at the Old Bailey for seven breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The premises had been subject to inspections by London Fire Brigade since 2011 and works r...

24 Mar 2015

Home Office Guidance... Sale of Alcohol Below Cost of Duty and VAT

The Home Office has issued Guidance on the interpretation on the mandatory condition prohibiting the sale of alcohol below cost of duty plus VAT. The guidance contains a wealth of information and is designed to try to answer the many questions wh...

24 Mar 2015

Amended Late Night Levy Guidance issued

The Home Office has today reissued the Late Night Levy Guidance, amending that which was previously issued in 2012. The covering details on the gov.uk website confirm: “Amended supporting guidance for licensing authorities on the late night...

23 Mar 2015

BBPA Campaign - Serving Drunks

With input from the Department of Health the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) along with the Drinkware organisation and National Pubwatch have launched a new poster campaign to raise awareness  of the law relating to the sale of alcoho...

20 Mar 2015

Scotland - Is the drink drive limit impacting the licensed trade?

In a survey produced by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) it has been revealed that 64% of licensed premises have seen a decline in like-for-like sales of up to 10% in the first quarter of 2015, versus the same period last year. Alco...

19 Mar 2015

Scottish personal licence re-training issues - update

News that a further 67 people have had their personal licences revoked by South Ayrshire Council is a timely reminder that the issue of those who have failed to re-train within 5 years of grant of their personal licence rumbles on. The details we...