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House of Lords Committee Select Committee on Licensing Act 2003 - Comment
With Government about to enter a period of purdah in anticipation of the general election in June, their response to the Committee report will not now be given until sometime after the election. With Summer recess to commence on 20...
House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 - report imminently due!
The report of House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 is due to be published next Tuesday – 4 April. To remind - this House of Lords Select Committee has been conducting post-legislative scrutiny of the Licensing Act, afte...
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British Summer Time (and Easter) - be aware and be prepared!
British Summer Time (BST) (or more properly Daylight Saving Time) starts at 1.00am Sunday 26 March 2017 when 1.00am immediately becomes 2.00am. If you are proposing and are able to trade beyond 1.00am, you need to be aware and have hopefully the ...
Child Sex Exploitation (CSE) Avoidance – a brief
This is an area of increasing concern for society - but also for the leisure and hospitality industry in particular. We are seeing increased attention (including ‘test purchasing’) being given to operators by the authorities who expec...
Sheffield Best Bar None 2017 Winners Announced
At an awards ceremony held last Thursday night, the winners of the Sheffield Best Bar None Scheme 2017/2018 were announced. Big winner of the evening was the Benjamin Huntsman who picked up 3 awards for People’s Choice award, Best Pub and O...
New £1.00 coin is due in March - reminder
As previously reported, a new £1.00 12 sided bimetallic coin is planned to be introduced in next month. The Government has been encouraging industry to prepare for this and a Treasury website dedicated to such preparation and with...
LNL - Tower Hamlets
At a Council meeting on 18th January Tower Hamlets became the latest Authority to approve a Late Night Levy (LNL) scheme. We have previously reported on the Council’s LNL consultation. The LNL which will effect premises operating betw...
Scotland - and JG&P!
One week (this week) - three significant new build developments, three hearings before three different Boards – Aberdeen, East Dumbarton and Glasgow – and three different partners in attendance.