Licensing

23 Oct 2023

LGA renews calls for ability to hold remote meetings

The Local Government Association (the LGA) have renewed their call for the ability for councils to hold remote meetings. This follows the Government signalling that it intends to scrap a proposed amendment to the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bi...

23 Oct 2023

WCC Cumulative Impact Assessment

Westminster City Council have recently launched a consultation on its Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) as part of the wider ‘Westminster After Dark’ campaign. The CIA across Westminster has been developed through engagement with sta...

16 Oct 2023

Temporary Event Notices - Rugby World Cup final and Tyson Fury

England’s victory over Fiji on the weekend leaves them in the unexpected position of being the only remaining northern hemisphere team left in the competition after quarter-final exits for France, Ireland and Wales. Their next game is there...

27 Sep 2023

Summary of the Scottish Government's Findings on the Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for Alcohol

The Scottish government have released their findings following the consultation on of the operation and effect of the minimum pricing provisions during the first five years of the provisions under the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 ...

26 Sep 2023

Test purchase operations in Lancaster and Morecambe

We recently learned about test purchase operations in the Lancaster and Morecambe areas. Over two nights, the Police and Trading Standards for the area carried out tests at 32 licensed premises across the district, and all 32 passed. The tests use...

25 Sep 2023

Alcohol Licensing: Guidance on Temporary Off-Sales Provisions Updated

The Government has updated its Alcohol Licensing: Guidance on Temporary Off-Sales Permissions webpage.  The page, which includes a handy FAQ for operators, has been updated to reflect that the off-sales permission, introduced in 2020 by The ...