Industry News

03 Aug 2022

Pub Code Adjudicator Strategy

The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) is a body which sits between the pub companies and tied premises and seeks to help balance the relationship between the 2 entities. Today the PCA has released its strategy for delivering its priorities over the nex...

27 Jul 2022

A new Specially Featured Entertainment Tariff to apply in the new year

Music Licensing company Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL)  has made an announcement that a new Specially Featured Entertainment (SFE) Tariff will come into force from January 2023. PPL has agreed this new SFE tariff in consultation with trad...

25 Jul 2022

Pavement licensing regime extended for further 12 months

Earlier this month we reported on the proposed Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 that would extend the temporary/streamlined pavement licence system created by the Business and Planning A...

20 Jul 2022

Spiking - Government response to Ninth report of Home Affairs Committee

On 26th April the Home Affairs Committee published its Ninth Report of session 2021 -22 which dealt with Drinks Spiking. The Government has now published its response to this report. The initial report made 12 recommendations and the full Govern...

19 Jul 2022

‘Swift, Certain, Tough: New Consequences for Drug Possession’ white paper

The Home office yesterday published a consultation regarding proposed reforms to the criminal justice system and how it deals with adult drug possession offences and proposed changes to ‘drug testing on arrest’ powers. The consultatio...

15 Jul 2022

Private Members 'Tips' Bill receives Government Backing

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill, introduced by Dean Russell MP has today (Friday 15th July) undergone its ‘second reading’ in the legislative process and has now been backed by the government. The aim of the Bill is to ensure...