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England - Carrier Bag Charge goes live 5 October
A 5p charge will come into effect on single use carrier bags in England on 5 October 2015. The charge which will be paid by customers, follows the introduction of similar levies in other parts of the UK. The purpose of the single use carrier bag ...
Scotland - Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill passes final Parliamentary hurdle
The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill, which seeks to tighten access to air weapons in Scotland and other measures to improve public safety, has just been passed by the Scottish Parliament and sets out new rules for a range of topics inclu...
Gaming Machines advice published
In 2014 the Responsible Gambling Trust instigated a number of research projects mainly aimed at answering two questions agreed between the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB) and The Gambling Commission. The questions were: Can we distingu...
Scotland - Edinburgh Licensing Board deadline date changes
The Edinburgh Board has just announced the advancement of the cut off dates for applications to the August and September Licensing Board dates. These now are: Last submission date for the Board on 24 August – 5.00pm on Friday 3 July 2015 ...
Gambling - Latest Industry Statistics published
The Gambling Commission has today published its latest set of Gambling Industry Statistics covering the period 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2014. The Industry statistics which are published twice a year provide the latest information on each indu...
Gambling - Prosecution of business owners for illegally operating with gaming machines
Both the London Borough of Islington and London Borough of Haringey have obtained successful prosecutions in recent weeks against business owners for illegally operating with gaming machines on their premises. In April and December of last year ...