Licensing
Scotland - Glasgow consult on new Sexual Entertainment Venue Policy
On 31st May Glasgow launched their public consultation on a new Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) Policy for the city. This follows the Scottish Government bringing into force the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No.9 an...
Scotland – Licensing (Personal Licences: Supplemental and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Order 2019
The snappily titled Licensing (Personal Licences: Supplemental and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Order 2019 was laid before the Scottish Parliament yesterday with a view to it coming into force on 30 June 2019. As many Scottish personal lice...
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Durham - Licensing Policy
Durham County Council has recently closed their consultation on their new proposed licensing statement for the next 5 years. The Policy which covers the entire County has been recently criticised by Durham City’s Labour MP, Dr. Roberta...
Scotland - Last chance for licence renewals
We cannot promise this will be the last reminder from us on the requirement to renew Scottish personal licences which are due to expire on 31st August 2019 (if in doubt check your personal licence document for the expiry date) but the deadline to ...
Below cost sales - Guidance
The prohibition on the sale of alcohol below ‘cost’ has long been a mandatory condition of all premises licences in England & Wales. It came into effect on 28th May 2014. The Government define ‘cost’ as the amoun...
National Pubwatch – ‘Pubwatch Awards 2019’ launched
The National Pubwatch Awards were established to encourage and recognise the work of local Pubwatch schemes throughout the United Kingdom and their efforts to provide safe drinking environments for customers and staff. The 2019 Awards have just be...
CSE - Home Office publish 'disruption toolkit'
CSE (Child Sex Exploitation) or the possibility of such is or can be a challenging area for the hospitality sector. We have been raising awareness of possible issues surrounding this for some time now and it is clear that it is an area attracting ...
Scotland - Consultation on Occasional Licences
Yesterday, the Scottish Government launched a consultation on occasional licences in order to seek views on the two following potential changes to the system: to raise the application fee from £10 to £50, £75 or £100, alth...