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Southampton Late Night Levy - gets full council approval
The decision to adopt the Late Night Levy came before the full Council yesterday. This decision has been approved by the Councillors and impacts upon premises authorised for the sale of alcohol between 00:01 and 06:00. The Levy charges will range...
Scotland - Midlothian Licensing Board - Overprovision in Dalkeith area
Midlothian Licensing Board has declared Dalkeith an Overprovision area. The announcement was made at the September meeting of the Board following the earlier Consultation in April and later recommendations in an Overprovision statement which had ...
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A Recent Case on Setting Council Fees
A recent High Court case has again looked at the question of the setting of council fees and matters to be taken into account.This case was a Judicial review commenced by a Mr Cummings and others and was a review of Cardiff County Council's adopte...
Gaming - Leading Bookmakers to Implement Advertising Changes
A number of leading bookmakers (William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Paddy Power) have today announced a response to growing public concerns in relation to vulnerable and young persons with regards the advertising of betting. Both TV advertising at...
Licensing Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Notices) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - changes to TENs forms
The Licensing Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Notices) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 were laid before Parliament on 10th September 2014 and will come into force 1 October 2014. In brief, they will amend the presribed form of Temporary E...
'Problem Gambling in Great Britain' - and more - update
Today two reports have been published entitled 'Problem Gambling in Britain – A brief Review' and 'Responsible Gambling initiatives and preliminary evaluation of the ABB Code of Conduct' (reports can be viewed by clickling the link...
Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - amendments to notice requirements for EMRO hearings
The Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 ('2014 Regulations') were laid before Parliament 5 September 2014 and will come into force 1 October 2014. These amend Regulation 34 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2...
Underage gambling test purchasing - update
The Gambling Commission has released results from further test purchasing undertaken over the summer period in relation to under age gambling. The latest test purchasing was undertaken in a mix of adult gaming centres (AGC), betting shops, bingo ...