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07 Feb 2024

England and Scotland EURO 2024 fixtures released

The England and Scotland Group Stage fixtures for this summer’s UEFA EURO 2024 tournament have been released.  These dates are as follows: ENGLAND England v Serbia - 16th June in Gelsenkirchen England v Denmark - 20th June in&nb...

06 Feb 2024

Scottish Minimum Unit Pricing - Update

Following the end of the consultation by the Scottish executive as to the continuation or modification of minimum unit pricing in Scotland there are strong rumours as to the new level. It is being widely leaked that there will be an increase in t...

06 Feb 2024

Six-week Martyn’s Law Consultation Launched

The Government has launched a six-week consultation in relation to the proposed Martyn’s Law, named for Martyn Hett who tragically lost his life along with 21 others in the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017. Martyn’s Law seeks that...

29 Jan 2024

Disposable vapes to be banned

In forming part of the Government’s plans to control the rising numbers of young people vaping, the Government has announced an intention to ban disposable vapes and bring forward additional measures to prevent vapes (non-disposable) being m...

24 Jan 2024

New development in the digitisation of proof of age identification for alcohol sales

In the latest development in what has been a long running area for discussion, this being the use of digital technology in proof of age identification for the sale of alcohol, the Minister of State for Alcohol, Policing and Fire Mr. Chris Philp ha...

18 Jan 2024

Wales : Statutory Registration for Visitor Accommodation

Following on from the consultation previously newsed formal plans to introduce a statutory registration and licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation have been announced by the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden. The leg...