Enforcement
"Entitled to Work?" - Premises Licence revoked following immigration visits
A Premises Licence for a restaurant in Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex was revoked following a Review hearing by Rother District Council. This is a timely reminder for operators to make sure their own internal procedures, regarding their employees, a...
“Protecting your business?” £5,000 fine for failing to display Food Hygiene Ratings
A recent case at Cardiff Magistrates Court, in which a business owner was fined £5,000, highlights the obligations businesses have to display their food hygiene ratings, in Wales and Northern Ireland. The case surrounded a restaurant ...
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Changes to Cumulative Impact Areas
The concept of Cumulative Impact Areas has been around for many years. In brief, they were often brought in by licensing authorities through their licensing policies where there was evidence to show that the number or density of licensed premises ...
Scotland: Licensing immigration changes
The draft Immigration (Alcohol Licensing and Late Hours Catering) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 has now been issued and will come into force 21 days after they are made, a date which itself is yet to be determined. Material changes to the Lice...
Food Hygiene Prosecution
A Birmingham restaurant learned an expensive lesson in relation to food hygiene when it was fined £50,000 by Birmingham Magistrates’ Court. Ibrahim’s Grill and Steak House had adopted the use of wooden boards as is currently pop...
PASS Card Update
On the 17th January PASS (Proof of Age Standard Scheme) launched an updated card format which includes the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) logo plus the logo of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). This is to illustrate the su...
Short changed on a coffee?
In case of passing interest… It is being reported from the USA that a class-action lawsuit accusing Starbucks of under filling lattes has been thrown out by a judge in Oakland, California. The US district judge found insufficient evidence...
Scotland: 'Don’t Buy It, Don’t Supply It' to prevent alcohol supply to under 18s
Preventing Adults buying Alcohol for under 18's is the focus of a new campaign in Scotland. The initiative is to make Adults aware that they are committing an offence, if they are buying alcohol for an underage person. The Air Weapons and Licens...