England & Wales

13 Jan 2020

Redbridge to introduce Late Night Levy

Licensing | England & Wales | Late Night Levy

At an extraordinary meeting of the Licensing Committee on Thursday (9th January) evening, the motion to introduce a late night levy was passed. The levy, which is expected to be introduced on 1st May, will apply to all premises licensed to sell a...

13 Jan 2020

Commission on Alcohol Harm

Licensing | General | England & Wales | Industry News

Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA), which is a group of 50 non-governmental organisations who work in cooperation to promote evidence-based policies to reduce the harm caused by alcohol have announced their support for a new Commission on Alcohol Ha...

08 Jan 2020

Martyn's Law - Manchester City Council

Licensing | England & Wales | Premises Licence | Industry News

At a meeting on Wednesday 15th January, Manchester City Council’s Executive will be asked to take steps to adopt ‘Martyn’s law’, making them the first Council in the Country to do so. On 22nd May 2017, 22 people trag...

16 Dec 2019

Barking & Dagenham - Opt for zero SEV policy

Licensing | England & Wales

At their Assembly meeting on 20th November, Barking & Dagenham opted for a zero SEV (Sexual Entertainment Venue) policy. An extract from the meeting’s report, which includes feedback from public consultation, the revised policy (to be r...

25 Nov 2019

Redbridge Licensing Authority remove LPGMP from Premises

Licensing | General | England & Wales | Enforcement

It has been reported that Redbridge Council Licensing Committee have withdrawn an LPGMP (Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit) from a pub in Wanstead. Premises can receive entitlement for up to two machines at site (Category C or D) by way of ...

20 Nov 2019

Anthony Joshua v Andy Ruiz Jr on 7th December 2019

Licensing | General | England & Wales | Premises Licence | Industry News

On 7th December 2019, there will be the re-match between Anthony Joshua v Andy Ruiz Jr for the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles, with Anthony Joshua looking to “avenge” his only professional loss. The fight will be ...

14 Nov 2019

BBPA release 'An Open Welcome Making your pub more accessible for customers'

General | England & Wales | Industry News

The BBPA released on Tuesday, a helpful briefing document in relation to increasing access to public houses for all members of the community - 'An Open Welcome – Making your pub more accessible for customers'. It addresses a number of ...