Enforcement

17 May 2017

‘Ask for Angela’ gains further traction

The 'Ask for Angela' initiative is designed to provide support to vulnerable customers who may need help to get out of a bad situation within licensed premises in particular and is something on which we have previously reported.    Nati...

02 May 2017

Alcohol: cumulative impact assessments - briefing paper issued

In what is the fifth of this recent series of alcohol related briefing papers, the House of Commons library have just issued a paper which gives an overview of cumulative impact assessments in England and Wales. Cumulative impact policies (CIPs) ...

05 Apr 2017

Immigration Act 2016 - and licensing - Guidance issued

We refer to our previous news on the impact of the new Immigration Act 2016 on the licensing process. The Home Office has just issued Guidance on the impact, application and enforcement of these provisions which can be found here.  The Guid...

10 Mar 2017

Hackney - Late Night Levy - update

Further to our previous news on this, Hackney Council has now launched its consultation the adoption of a Late Night Levy (LNL). The consultation runs until 7 May 2017 and seeks views on proposals to introduce a LNL on premises serving alcohol be...

06 Mar 2017

Immigration Act 2016 - and its implications for licensing - update and commencement

We refer to our previous news outlining proposed changes to the Licensing Act 2003 being introduced by the above Act (https://www.john-gaunt.co.uk/news/immigration-act-2016-and-its-implications-for-licensing) The amendments to the Licensing Act i...

02 Mar 2017

'Ask for Angela' initiative gaining traction nationally

This scheme launched last year is apparently gaining traction across the country; believed to have started in Lincolnshire, it is now increasing being promoted elsewhere (Google – ‘ask for Angela’) and it has attracted much media...