England & Wales
Be aware - British Summer Time starts at 1am Sunday 31 March 2019
British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) starts at 1am Sunday 31 March 2019. This means that at 1am on that Sunday, the time becomes 2am. Unless you have a specific provision on your licence to cover th...
Consultation on the proposal to extend the single-use carrier bag charge to all retailers and to increase the minimum charge to 10p
From October 2015 onwards, the Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 required retailers with over 250 employees to: charge a minimum for 5p for supply of single use carrier bags to customers for collections and deliveries; and pro...
New licensing application forms - Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 were laid before Parliament yesterday and will come into effect on 28 January 2019. The Regulations update the following application forms: Personal lic...
BEIS consultation on National Minimum Wage and Publication of the Good Work Plan
A new consultation by BEIS (the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) to make National Minimum Wage rules more flexible has been launched. In addition, the Good Work Plan, which sets out the Government’s vision for the UK ...
BBPA ‘bitterly disappointed ’ by confirmation of low and no alcohol consultation outcome
The BBPA ( British Beer& Pub Association ) have indicated their disappointment at the Department of Health and Social Care’s now published formal response to consultation on Low alcohol product labelling. Brigid Simmonds, Chief Ex...
16th National Pubwatch Conference
The 16th National Pubwatch Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester on Tuesday 26th February 2019. The conference will provide a valuable platform to share ideas and good practice. It will also provide a surgery where National P...
Westminster - Hoteliers to pay for affordable homes
As reported by Property Week and the Caterer, Westminster are currently consulting on a new City plan for 2019 – 2040 which includes proposals effecting developers in London’s Central Activities Zone (CAZ). The majority of the Westmins...