Licensing

19 Dec 2023

Updated Licensing Act section 182 guidance

As part of measures recently announced by the Home Office to tackle drinks ‘spiking’, an updated version of the Statutory Guidance guidance under s.182 of the Licensing Act 2003 has now been issued. The updated guidance now includes s...

15 Dec 2023

Possible change to Licensing Hours Orders

A Private Members’ Bill, introduced by Emma Lewell-Buck MP, has been laid before Parliament. The Bill, the full text of which is not currently available, seeks to make it so that Licensing Hours Orders (relaxations of hours for special occa...

05 Dec 2023

Updates to Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

You will no doubt be aware that all personal licence applicants must disclose any unspent relevant convictions on their application paperwork and the Police may object to such application if they feel the granting of the licence would undermine th...

04 Dec 2023

Institute of Licensing contact Minister over worrying lack of progress on gov.uk forms

The Institute of Licensing (The IoL) and the National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO) have submitted a joint letter to Jeremy Quinn MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, regarding the worrying lack of progress in determini...

27 Nov 2023

Government consult on Euro 2024 extension for semi-finals and final if.......

The Government has today published a consultation on extending licensing hours for the semi final and final of Euro 24 if England Wales or Scotland football teams are playing in those matches. The consultation was published today 27Th November an...

16 Nov 2023

Temporary Event Notices for the Christmas period

If your premises is looking to capitalize on the festive cheer and expand it's offer to customers, and your Premises Licence does not contain a seasonal variation that meets your business needs or alternatively your Premises Licence does not have ...