Industry News

16 Mar 2020

British Summer Time (BST)

British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) starts at 1am Sunday 29th Mar 2020. This means that at 1am on that Sunday, the time becomes 2am. Unless you have a specific provision on your licence to cover the clo...

02 Mar 2020

Pubwatch Training Tools

Pubwatch have released a You Tube video named door security and search procedures which provides an excellent training tool for teams on the use of Security Industry Approved operatives at site. It looks at the role of SIA and due diligence which ...

28 Feb 2020

Alcohol Strategy - Latest Government Announcement

Following a question raised by Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe in the House of Lords regarding effective strategies for dealing with alcohol abuse during the course of 2020, the government via the Minister of State for the Home Office has said that the...

28 Feb 2020

Digital PASS

PASS, the provider of age verification documentation for those individuals aged over 18 is consulting as to the implementation of a digital system which will be displayed on the individual’s phone as well as or in substitution for physical p...

26 Feb 2020

75th Anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day – Government announce Plan to Extend Licensing Hours in England and Wales

We have previously reported on the Governments plans  to mark the 75th Anniversary of VE day. However this year also marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan (VJ) Day. Section 172 of the Licensing Act 2003 allows the Secretary of Stat...

13 Feb 2020

Government Confirm Pub Hours extended to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day

We previously reported the possibility of extended hours to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day this year. Past national occasions where the government has extended licensing hours have included the Royal Wedding in 2018, the Queen’s 90th b...