England & Wales
Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 - working draft of Government Guidance issued
The Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 is still on course to be implemented in spring next year as mentioned in our previous article here. As would be expected, chapter 15 of the Government Guidance dealing with regulat...
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Personal Licence Renewals - Latest Update
The Government has today issued guidance to both Licensing Authorities and personal licence holders concerning the requirement or not to renew personal licences. We have previously updated on the "will you; won't you" question of renewal. Legisla...
Personal licence renewals - Home Office update
The Home Office has today updated on the developing issue of the need for certain personal licence holders to renew their personal licence next year, despite the Government intention that such renewals will eventually be scrapped (if and when the ...
Business Improvement Districts - and the Late Night Levy
As part of the town centre announcement in December 2013, a commitment was made by Department for Communities and Local Government for a review of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). The review was undertaken during the spring and summer 2014 i...
JDW innovative LNL approach 'rejected' in Newcastle
Following recent success in Nottingham (see "JDW innovative LNL approach 'approved'"), the Newcastle Licensing Committee have rejected the innovative approach adopted by JD Wetherspoons (JDW) where a Late Night Levy (LNL) is about to come in...
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 - Update
Further to our article on 22 July 2014 (‘Reform of anti-social behaviour powers - statutory guidance issued’), the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 continues to be implemented and this week sees two key provisions com...
Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 - on course for spring 2015
The Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 is still on course to be implemented next year (likely 6 April 2015) after the House of Commons Regulatory Reform Committee recommended that the draft Order be subject to the affirmative ...