England & Wales
No Standalone Spiking Offence to be created by the Government
We have, over recent months, reported a number of times on the issue of spiking whether by needle or in drinks. In February last year, we reported in our article 'Drink Spiking to be made a criminal offence' that, the then Home Secretar...
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England Single Use Plastics
Scotland have already implemented a ban on the use of some single-use plastic items, Wales have legislated with the ban to come into force later this year and following recent announcements, it looks like similar legislation is to be passed coveri...
Melton Mowbray Council - Another Cumulative Impact Policy is removed!
On 20th December the Full Council at Melton Mowbray met to consider the adoption of a new licensing policy for the period 2022-2027. It is reported that at the meeting the new draft policy was adopted. Perhaps the point of most interest to Opera...
Possibility of Extension of Hours for The King's Coronation – England and Wales
Licensed Premises in England & Wales may benefit from extended hours in celebration of the King's coronation in May 2023. The Government has said that it will consult on making an Order (a Licensing Hours Order) to extend hours from 11p...
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...
Night & Day Noise Abatement Notice Appeal Update
As many of you will no doubt have read there is an ongoing case involving the 'Night and Day' venue in Manchester. The live music venue which has operated since the early 1990’s is appealing a noise abatement notice issued in 2021 by Manches...
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 ...