England & Wales

21 Apr 2015

JDW - Newcastle LNL 'success'

Readers may recall the Wetherspoon ‘wheeze' where they apply to add a condition to their licence for premises which would otherwise be affected and caught by a Late Night Levy. The condition applied for removes the authorisation to sell alc...

02 Apr 2015

Powers of Entry - Code of Practice comes into force.

The Code of Practice - Powers of Entry will finally come into force on the 6th April after it gained the necessary Parliamentary Approval. We have been monitoring its introduction for some time after the Government announced the Code would be int...

01 Apr 2015

New Criminal Court Charges

On the 19th March the Government laid a commencement Order in Parliament enacting several sections of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, including provisions relating to 'Criminal Court Charges'. With effect from the 16th April adults plea...

31 Mar 2015

New s.182 Guidance Published 2015

On Friday the Home Office published the latest edition of the s.182 guidance (‘the Guidance’).  The Guidance reflects a number of upcoming changes to the law in relation to  Regulated Entertainment which take effect on the 6t...

30 Mar 2015

Regulated Entertainments - Update

As we have earlier reported, on the 6th April further changes to what constitutes regulated entertainment will come into force,  following the revisions coming into force on the 6th April a licence may be required by anyone who: provides any...

24 Mar 2015

Amended Late Night Levy Guidance issued

The Home Office has today reissued the Late Night Levy Guidance, amending that which was previously issued in 2012. The covering details on the gov.uk website confirm: “Amended supporting guidance for licensing authorities on the late night...