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08 Nov 2022

Government response to the post-legislative scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003 follow up report

In 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 published its post legislative scrutiny report. The Government’s formal response followed later that year. Links to both can be found in our previous article here - 'Hou...

07 Nov 2022

Gambling - 2022 Statistics Published

The Gambling Commission have recently released its findings from the quarterly telephone survey: Statistics on participation and problem gambling for the year to September 2022. The telephone survey is conducted on the Commission’s behalf b...

07 Nov 2022

Additional Bank Holiday for King Charles III Coronation - 8th May 2023

It was announced over the weekend that Monday 8th May 2023 will be a Bank Holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles III, which will take place on Saturday 6th May. This bank holiday will be in addition to the usual bank holiday Monday alread...

07 Nov 2022

LGA Publish Licensing committee training materials

The LGA have now published some helpful free online materials and training videos to assist in the training of Committee members dealing with alcohol and entertainment, taxis and gambling matters. A link to the material and videos can be found he...

24 Oct 2022

Home Office Publish Alcohol Licensing Data for Year Ending 31 March 2022

The Home Office has published data pertaining to alcohol licensing for the year ending 31 March 2022. The statistics can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-and-late-night-refreshment-licensing-england-and-wales-31-ma...

18 Oct 2022

Covid Business Interruption Insurance Claims

In the current turbulent times, it is easy to forget some of the industry's recent challenges and the disappointment many operators felt when advised by their insurers that the cover they thought they had for business closure or disruption did not...