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Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Statistics Released
The Home Office have released a collection of statistics in relation to the Licensing Act 2003. This includes the numbers of licences granted, as well as enforcement activity with the figures being collected from Licensing Authorities throughout ...
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Proposed Price Increase Disclosure & Barring Service
Subject to approval, the DBS intends to increase the cost of DBS checks and the DBS update service from 2nd December 2024. All fees are increasing but DBS checks for volunteers will remain free of charge. Final fees to be confirmed fol...
Late Night Levy - Bolton
From 1st February 2025 Bolton Council will implement a late night levy (LNL) which will cover 39 operations in the town centre. Interestingly the levy applies to both alcohol and late night refreshment between 3am and 6am. The levy is a major fi...
Wolverhampton Council intends to cut taxi licence applications
In response to recent sex abuse cases involving licensed drivers across the UK and to prevent reputational damage to the council,it is being reported that the City of Wolverhampton Council plans to reduce the number of private hire driver licenses...
Special Procedures Licensing Committees (Wales) Regulations 2024
Through the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017, the Welsh Government intends to create a national scheme for licensing special procedures such as acupuncture, body piercing, electrolysis and tattooing. The required laws are not yet in force but a cons...
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill – Second Reading
We have previously reported on the introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (aka Martyn’s Law). Yesterday, Monday the 14th October, the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill completed another step along the journey to b...
Propel Legal Briefing: 'The road ahead for pavement licensing' by Luke Elford
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 9th October 2024. The road ahead for pavement licensing by Luke Elford Amid the buzz of party conference season, the awful weather and chatter about which politicians received fre...