England & Wales

31 Mar 2015

New s.182 Guidance Published 2015

On Friday the Home Office published the latest edition of the s.182 guidance (‘the Guidance’).  The Guidance reflects a number of upcoming changes to the law in relation to  Regulated Entertainment which take effect on the 6t...

30 Mar 2015

Regulated Entertainments - Update

As we have earlier reported, on the 6th April further changes to what constitutes regulated entertainment will come into force,  following the revisions coming into force on the 6th April a licence may be required by anyone who: provides any...

24 Mar 2015

Amended Late Night Levy Guidance issued

The Home Office has today reissued the Late Night Levy Guidance, amending that which was previously issued in 2012. The covering details on the gov.uk website confirm: “Amended supporting guidance for licensing authorities on the late night...

05 Mar 2015

Deregulation Bill enters final stages

The Deregulation Bill completed its  third reading in the House of Lords last night (4th March 2015). As we have been reporting, this Bill is of particular significance to the licensed trade as it includes provision for abolishing Personal Li...

03 Mar 2015

Gambling - FOBT - Various developments

The House of Commons Library has published a standard note in relation to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) The document sets out, amongst other matters, that Government Policy is to consider the findings of research published in December 2014...

17 Feb 2015

Camden Council launches late night levy consultation

Camden Council has launched a consultation on introducing a Late Night Levy for premises selling alcohol between 00.00 and 06.00. The only proposed exemption is for premises open between the above hours on New Year’s Day (i.e. New Year&rsqu...