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Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013 - going live 27th June 2013?
The Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013 has now been approved by Parliament and will likely be signed so that it comes into force on 27th June 2013. The relevant amendments to the Guidance to the Licensing Ac...
New CCTV Code of Practice
Although the term 'blanket conditions' has been publicly rejected by Licensing Authority and Police forces across the land, one particular class of condition has been seen as an almost Pavlovian response to new licence or variation applica...
Hartlepool EMRO Decision - Published
The Council have issued their formal notification of determination following the hearing on 7th May 2013. This does little more that recite the observations made by and to the Licensing Committee and confirm the determination as read out...
Westminster pick up costly tab
Today three judges of the Court of Appeal, led by Master of the Rolls Lord Dyson, dismissed the Council's appeal. The effect of the judgment is that Westminster City Council will have to repay the great majority of fees charged since the beg...
'Live' from Hartlepool - Council reject adoption of EMRO
In what may prove to be a decision of far reaching significance, the Hartlepool Licensing Committee has just decided not to impose an Early Morning Alcohol Restriction Order (EMRO) on the town's centre. Representations had been received from seve...
West End Policy calls for modification of Late Night Levy
A commission set up by Westminster City Council has called for a modification to the Late Night Levy together with central London authorities being given opt-outs from planning and licensing rules and access to funds raised from a proposed "touris...