Premises Licence

10 Dec 2014

Victoria Pub - Magistrates uphold Licensing Authority's revocation decision

In September we reported on the Victoria Pub case which tentatively considered the effect of Interim Steps, following the issue of an ‘expedited review’ brought against the Victoria Pub in Hayes in relation to allegations of drug deali...

05 Dec 2014

Late Night Levy - Tameside say "Not at the moment... maybe later"

Plans to introduce a late night levy across Tameside were shelved at a meeting of the full Council this week. The proposal to apply a levy to premises retailing alcohol between 00:01hr and 06:00hr daily would have, it was initially thought, raise...

02 Dec 2014

Powers of Entry Code to come into force in 2015

We previously reported in June that the Government was seeking to introduce the Powers of Entry Code 'this year'. However, the Home Office has now announced that it will not be introduced until 2015. With regards implications for Licensing A...

28 Nov 2014

Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 - working draft of Government Guidance issued

The Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 is still on course to be implemented in spring next year as mentioned in our previous article here.  As would be expected, chapter 15 of the Government Guidance dealing with regulat...

29 Oct 2014

JDW innovative LNL approach 'rejected' in Newcastle

Following recent success in Nottingham (see "JDW innovative LNL approach 'approved'"), the Newcastle Licensing Committee have rejected  the innovative approach adopted by JD Wetherspoons (JDW) where a Late Night Levy (LNL) is about to come in...

22 Oct 2014

Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 - Update

Further to our article on 22 July 2014 (‘Reform of anti-social behaviour powers - statutory guidance issued’), the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 continues to be implemented and this week sees two key provisions com...