Licensing
Late Night Refreshment deregulation – remember, remember 5 November!
At the start of the month, in our article 'Guidance on the licensing of late night refreshment' we reported on the Guidance issued by the Government on the forthcoming deregulation of Late Night Refreshment. As a reminder, the changes allow Licen...
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Camden to re-consult on Late Night Levy
Camden Licensing Committee last night agreed to re-consult on their proposals for a Late Night Levy. The previous consultation was deemed to have been ‘flawed’ – see our article 'Camden Council - Late Night Levy - Update: Consul...
Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) - delayed to 1 January 2016
We have previously alerted you to and provided reminders about the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme previously due to commence in October 2015. It has now been confirmed that due to technical issues with the online regist...
Liverpool to Consult on Late Night Levy from Today!
Liverpool City Council today launched a consultation on the possible introduction of a Late Night Levy. All responses to the consultation must be submitted by 20th November 2015. The consultation can be undertaken on line the link to which c...
Employment - and illegal immigrants - update
Last month we reported that the Government’s new Immigration Bill included a range of new powers including measures to deal more effectively with businesses offering employment to those here illegally. On the 17th September the Bill receive...
Scotland - New survey reveals decline in 'on-sales'
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has published a report which appears to confirm the negative impact which the more restrictive drink-driving laws are having on the on-licensed trade. A new Market Insight Report commi...
Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme - Reminder
We have previously reported on the introduction of this new registration scheme (‘AWRS'); due to go live on 1 October 2015. We are starting to see letters of advice being issued by Local Authorities about the requirements of the scheme. To...