England & Wales
Licensing Applications and role of annexed drawings
As we learn and change from terrible events we understand that the availability of the layout plans/drawings annexed to the Premise Licence may be changing.The plans annexed to the licence at annex 4 provides a detailed layout of the premise and f...
Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
The Business and Planning Act 2020 brought a temporary streamlined pavement licence sytem into effect as a response to the pandemic, with the system (and licences granted under it) due to cease on 30 September 2022. The Government’s recent ...
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Off-sales Relaxation to Cease
Paul Regan of the Neighbourhood Crime Unit at the Home Office has written to Licensing Authorities regarding the ability to utilise off-sales where premises are permitted to have on sales. This permission was initially granted to help premise...
Jubilee extension confirmed
Further to previous news items: 'Licensing Hours Extended for Queen's Platinum Jubilee' it has now been confirmed the hours for sale of alcohol for the Queens Jubilee celebration will be extended in England and Wales to 1am on Thursday 2nd Ju...
House of Lords Licensing Act committee inquiry follow up
Today Thursday 10 th March the House of Lords will hold three one off sessions which are a follow up to the recommendations of the Licensing Act 2003 committee which issued its report in April 2017. At the three sessions scheduled to last one hou...
Face masks in Wales could be scrapped by the end of March
In response to the falling case rates, the Welsh government believes it could begin to ease the remaining coronavirus restrictions. As of the 18 February, the requirement to present a Covid pass for entry into entertainment venues, nightclubs and...
Covid 19 - Nightclubs open in Wales
Wales can again, reach for the lasers! As of today, Wales will more to alert level Zero, meaning that many of the Omicron variant restrictions that were imposed on the 26 December 2021 have now been scrapped. As of today Welsh people can: Atten...
Covid 19 - Impact on Christmas Trading Period Analysis
As Scotland and Wales rejoice today with the significant relaxation of their restrictions, it is interesting to see the release of Coronavirus and its impact on our spending habits and socialising plans around the Christmas season, UK: January 202...