England & Wales
Police Scotland have found no evidence to support a surge in claims of spiking by injection
It is reported by the BBC that At a Scottish Police Authority (SPA) meeting held this month, police chiefs were told that between the 12 month period of 1 October 2021 and 30 October 2022, there had been 150 people come forward saying they could h...
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Pavement Licence Relaxations & TEN increase
At the IOL Conference last week, Government Officials confirmed that a consultation was planned for early 2023 for both retaining the Off-Sale relaxations currently enjoyed as part of the Covid Pavement Licence changes and the current increase to ...
Special Occasion Relaxations - World Cup and Coronation
At the Institute of Licensing conference last week, Government officials confirmed there were no current plans for a Special Occasion Relaxation to mark the World Cup this winter. The Licensing Act 2003 gives the Secretary of State (in this case ...
Safe Walk Home App
The safety of all customers is paramount in hospitality and any technological developments which support this are to be welcomed, WalkSafe+, is a mapping app that allows users to plan their route home. It uses information based on police data, par...
Government response to the post-legislative scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003 follow up report
In 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 published its post legislative scrutiny report. The Government’s formal response followed later that year. Links to both can be found in our previous article here - 'Hou...
Licensing Hours over the Extra Bank Holiday to mark the Queens Funeral
Many licencees have the benefit on a nonstandard timings relating to Bank Holidays, which extends the hours of operation. These are used for our traditional Bank Holiday dates of Easter, early and late May, August and around Christmas and New Year...
Nottingham Revokes Late Night Levy
We have previously reported that Nottingham City Council was reviewing whether to retain its Late Night Levy which was introduced in 2014. Earlier this year the Licensing Committee for Nottingham City Council recommended to the full Council that t...