Premises Licence
Do Interim steps continue pending Appeal? - A step further Eastwards
Following a hearing on the 11th July in the Westminster Magistrates' Court District Judge Elizabeth Roscoe has issued her judgement concerning the issue of interim steps and whether they continue post the substantive review hearing and thr...
Further Detail - De-Regulation of Entertainment Licensing
Further to our earlier news item regarding the responses to the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) consultation to changes to entertainment licensing, more detail has become available by way of The Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licen...
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Chelmsford Approves Late Night Levy
Further to our news item of 4th July 2014 ('Chelmsford Next for Levy?'), we can confirm that on 16th July 2014 the full Council met and approved the Levy which will commence on 1st November 2014. It is believed that some 41 premises will be requi...
Nottingham City Council - Late Night Levy ratified
Nottingham City Council has approved the Late Night Levy by way of full Council ratification. The consequence is that some 260 premises will be subject to the Levy if they operate beyond 00.01 with the fee becoming payable from 1 November 2014. H...
Chelmsford Next for Levy?
Chelmsford is the latest area that appears to be about to adopt a Late Night Levy (LNL). At a meeting on 3 July the Licensing Committee approved the proposal for a LNL for premises that wish to remain open for the sale of alcohol from 1am –...
Scotland - 125ml Wine Measure
Further to our news item on 28th January, 2014 (link) – it is being reported that the number of premises now offering the smaller 125ml wine measure has almost doubled. Special posters and tent cards to promote the availability of the ...
Powers of Entry Code to be introduced this year
It has been announced by the Government that they will introduce the Powers of Entry Code 'this year'. The Powers of Entry Draft Code of Practice consultation was published on 22 January 2013 and was then subject to a consultation albeit no imple...
PASS Card Goes Live
Further to our news article of 7 May 2014, we confirm that PASS was re-launched on the 10 June with the new standardised PASS card. The new scheme is supported by the Home Office, Trading Standards Institute, Security Industry Authority and ACPO. ...