Premises Licence

27 Oct 2016

Counter-terror training 'should be part of venue licence'

The BBC is reporting that licensing laws should be changed to require entertainment venues around the UK to undergo counter-terror training. Baroness Ruth Henig apparently told the Victoria Derbyshire programme that some venues did not ...

18 Oct 2016

Government Licensing Statistics published

The Home Office has published the latest figures detailing the statistics relating to Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment. The figures cover the period 31st March 2016 and show that since 31st March 2014 the following has occurred: there were 210,...

23 Sep 2016

LGA calls for new powers to suspend licences.

On 20th September 2016, the Local Government Association (LGA) published a media release urging the government to issue new powers to their members regarding business rate debts.The release reads:  “Millions of pounds in unpaid busines...

21 Sep 2016

British Summer Time ends at 2am Sunday 30 October!

British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) ends at 2am Sunday 30 October 2016.  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...

16 Sep 2016

Late Night Levy - Gloucester - Consultation now launched

Further to our news yesterday that Gloucester Council had determined to launch a formal consultation on the possible adoption of a Late Night Levy (LNL), that consultation has now been launched and will run to 7 December 2016. The consultation do...

16 Sep 2016

Sale of alcohol to drunks - new poster campaign launched

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today relaunched a poster campaign to help raise awareness and understanding of the law around serving drunks, to coincide with the  Global Beer Responsibility Day. Partnering with Drinkaware...