Licensing

14 Apr 2016

Managing Euro 2016 Success - Guidance

With less than two months to go until the start of Euro 2016 and with three home nations taking part, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has just released definitive guidance for pubs planning on making the most of the tournament. ...

13 Apr 2016

Relaxation of licensing hours for Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations 13/04/2016 update

We last updated on this a few days ago and we have just heard that the Government has considered responses to the consultation on relaxing licensing hours for the 90th birthday of the Queen and has decided that, subject to parliamentary appro...

12 Apr 2016

Late Night Levy - East Yorkshire/Beverley deferred

Propel is reporting that plans for Late Night Levy in East Yorkshire have been deferred following police objections.  See our previous news article: 'Beverley - Late Night Levy'. Plans for a Late Night Levy in East Yorkshire have been postpo...

08 Apr 2016

Relaxation of licensing hours for Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations - update

We are seeing reports that the proposed extension to celebrate the Queen’s birthday has in fact been granted.  As of this afternoon, this is NOT the case.  Although imminently expected, this anticipated extension has yet to receive...

25 Mar 2016

Liverpool Reject Late Night Levy

At a meeting of the Liverpool City Council's Licensing and Gambling Committee on Thursday (24th March), a proposal to introduce a Late Night Levy was rejected. Following scrutiny of reports and in light of representations received from national a...

24 Mar 2016

Mandatory licence condition - banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT: wine and cider duty changes

In 2014, the Government introduced a mandatory condition banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT. With effect from 21 March 2016, the duty on wine and made-wine at or below 22% ABV and high strength sparkling cider above 5.5% ...