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PubAid research shows disconnect between pubgoers support for local pubs and appreciation of the support pubs give to charitable causes
Those of us involved in the industry on a daily basis understand the support pubs give to charitable causes day in and day out. However Industry body PubAid has published interesting research that reveals a disconnect between pubgoers support for...
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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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...