Premises Licence
Licensing Hours over the Extra Bank Holiday to mark the Queens Funeral
Many licencees have the benefit on a nonstandard timings relating to Bank Holidays, which extends the hours of operation. These are used for our traditional Bank Holiday dates of Easter, early and late May, August and around Christmas and New Year...
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Home Office States Automatic Off-Licence Provision to be extended
In a letter to the IoL Chairman, Dan Davies, on Thursday the Home Office has confirmed plans to extend the automatic provision for off-sales to licences in England & Wales. During Covid the Government made several interventions to support the...
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 ...
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...
Wales - COVID restrictions end
In a further positive development in Covid related matters It has been announced by Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford that the remaining Covid restrictions end with effect from today Monday 30th May. The First Minister stated: “The pande...
Nottingham to Consult on Revocation of Late Night Levy
Nottingham City Council’s Licensing Committee are due to meet on Friday (6th May). Included in the published agenda is a review of the City’s Late-Night Levy Scheme (LNL). The recommendation within the report is: “That th...
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...