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Hartlepool EMRO again - no, not yet!
Further to our update yesterday we understand that at the Licensing Committee meeting held yesterday afternoon, it was resolved not to impose an EMRO at this time but to go back to the Safer Hartlepool Partnership and indicate if they wished to as...
Weston Super Mare - Late Night Levy
The Licensing Authority for North Somerset Council has confirmed that it will not introduce a Late Night Levy to cover the area of Weston Super Mare. The Licensing Authority in conjunction with the Council appears to have taken a broad review...
Breaking News: Policing and Crime Bill
The Policing and Crime Bill was introduced today, Part 7 of which relates to potential changes to the Licensing Act 2003. In brief, proposed changes include: The ability for Licensing Authorities (and not just the Courts) to suspend or revoke pe...
Sunday Trading - Possible Relaxation - Update
Originally published 3rd February 2016. Further to our previous news that the proposed relaxation in Sunday trading laws had become ‘stalled’ - the Government have now made it known that they are intending to press ahead with these pl...
Gambling - Commission Wins Greene King Appeal
We have previously reported that Greene King had been successful in their appeal against the refusal of the Gambling Commission for an Operating Licence to authorise bingo (and therefore higher jackpot gaming machines) in its pubs. The Gambling C...
LGA and CIPFA Consultation on Locally Set Fees
The Institute of Licensing is reporting that the Local Government Association (LGA) and CIPFA (the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy) have launched a local authority consultation on locally set fees. They have jointly wr...