Licensing
Liverpool City Council retain its Late Night Levy despite requests for it to be dropped
In a decision against the recent trend of removing Late Night Levies, Liverpool Licensing Committee are being reported as having decided to retain the LNL. This scheme had been introduced in Liverpool in 2016 and requires an additional fee to be ...
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Wales to Introduce Mandatory National Scheme for Special Procedures
Wales is looking to roll out the United Kingdom’s first mandatory national licensing scheme for special procedures, such as tattooing. This will be introduced under the Public Health (Wales) Act 1970 in the hopes of improving standards of i...
King Charles' Coronation
For the first time in many people’s lives, we will see a King’s Coronation, with the Coronation of His Royal Highness King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort taking place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, London. ...
Scotland Issue New Guidance to Licensing Boards
Following on the updated Guidance issued for England and Wales, the Scottish Government has also issued revised guidance to their Boards. The new Guidance can be found here 'Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 section 142: Guidance for Licensing Boards...
Consultation: Late Night Levy
The Home Office has launched a new consultation regarding charges which apply to late-night refreshment (LNR) providers under various Late Night Levy (LNL) schemes across England and Wales. The consultation does not concern other licensed pr...
Institute of Licensing | "Gov.uk Licensing Service Extension Announcement"
The Institute of Licensing (‘the IoL’) yesterday (16th January 2023) reported that “The Cabinet Office will be extending the existing GOV.UK Licensing service for 2 years until the end of March 2025. GDS will continue to support ...
A Busy Start to the New Year - Enforcement Action Seems to be on the Rise
On Monday the 9th of January two of the firm’s Partners, Christopher Grunert and Luke Elford, were separately involved in two Expedited Review hearings in Sheffield and Westminster, respectively. Luke’s Westminster hearing, which invol...