Licensing

12 Jul 2013

Monmouthshire - EMRO and Late Night Levy rejected

On the 9th July Monmouthshire’s Licensing Committee considered the imposition of a Late Night Levy and / or EMRO.  Both propositions were rejected following recommendations from the Authority’s Officers. In reports submitted to t...

09 Jul 2013

Police Appeal Sutton Review Decision

Further to our previous article in which we highlighted a recent decision of the Sutton Licensing sub-committee ('Police 'castigated' for unbalanced evidence on a review') the police have lodged an appeal against the decision and findings of ...

05 Jul 2013

Disclosure Scotland - new criminal records check application forms issued

Disclosure Scotland (an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government) is responsible for processing and issuing criminal records checks which are used in support of personal licence applications in England and Wales. As a word of warning, their &l...

04 Jul 2013

Newcastle First to Adopt Late Night Levy

A meeting of Newcastle's full Council last night rubber stamped the introduction of the first Late Night Levy in the England and Wales. The Levy, expected to be implemented before November will affect premises open between midnight and 6am across...

28 Jun 2013

Licensing Act 2003 - amended Guidance issued today

1) Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013 – amendments to Chapter 15 With the coming into effect of the Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013 (as summarised by our previ...

27 Jun 2013

Police 'castigated' for unbalanced evidence on a review

For those of us who regularly appear in review proceedings brought by the police, we know that it is not uncommon to be faced with a large volume of evidence supposedly relating to the premises, but which on close scrutiny proves on occasion not e...