Premises Licence

09 Oct 2015

Camden to re-consult on Late Night Levy

Camden Licensing Committee last night agreed to re-consult on their proposals for a Late Night Levy. The previous consultation was deemed to have been ‘flawed’ – see our article 'Camden Council - Late Night Levy - Update: Consul...

30 Sep 2015

Guidance on the licensing of late night refreshment

The Home Office has today issued guidance on the licensing of late night refreshment to reflect forthcoming changes to the Licensing Act 2003 made by the Deregulation Act 2015. As a reminder, the changes will allow Licensing Authorities to exempt ...

29 Sep 2015

Scotland -SPICe issue Bill briefing

In April 2015, we reported on the introduction of the Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill (a Member's Bill, introduced by Dr Richard Simpson MSP). As a reminder, the 10 main proposals relate to: minimum pricin...

28 Sep 2015

British Summer Time ends at 2am Sunday 25 October!

British Summer Time ends at 2am Sunday 25 October 2015.  This means that at 2am on that Sunday, the time becomes 1am and premises entitled to trade to 2am or later can enjoy an extra hour of trade (unless there is something specific on your l...

27 Sep 2015

Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) - delayed to 1 January 2016

We have previously alerted you to and provided reminders about the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme previously due to commence in October 2015. It has now been confirmed that due to technical issues with the online regist...

27 Sep 2015

Liverpool to Consult on Late Night Levy from Today!

Liverpool City Council today launched a consultation on the possible introduction of a Late Night Levy. All responses to the consultation must be submitted by 20th November 2015. The consultation can be undertaken on line the link to which c...