Industry News

30 Oct 2024

Autumn Budget 2024 | Rises to Minimum Wages

Ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget this lunchtime, it has been confirmed that minimum wages will rise in April 2025: Rachel Reeves said the pay boost marked a "significant step" towards achieving Labour’s promise of a "genuine living wag...

25 Oct 2024

Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Statistics Released

The Home Office have released a collection of statistics in relation to the Licensing Act 2003. This includes the numbers of licences granted, as well as enforcement activity with the figures being collected from Licensing Authorities throughout ...

18 Oct 2024

Proposed Price Increase Disclosure & Barring Service

Subject to approval, the DBS intends to increase the cost of DBS checks and the DBS update service from 2nd December 2024.   All fees are increasing but DBS checks for volunteers will remain free of charge. Final fees to be confirmed fol...

17 Oct 2024

Special Procedures Licensing Committees (Wales) Regulations 2024

Through the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017, the Welsh Government intends to create a national scheme for licensing special procedures such as acupuncture, body piercing, electrolysis and tattooing. The required laws are not yet in force but a cons...

15 Oct 2024

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill – Second Reading

We have previously reported on the introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (aka Martyn’s Law). Yesterday, Monday the 14th October, the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill completed another step along the journey to b...

10 Oct 2024

Propel Legal Briefing: 'The road ahead for pavement licensing' by Luke Elford

First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 9th October 2024. The road ahead for pavement licensing by Luke Elford Amid the buzz of party conference season, the awful weather and chatter about which politicians received fre...