Licensing

25 Jan 2016

Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO) – Hartlepool again?

In 2013 Hartlepool Council were the first council to consider the imposition of an EMRO.  We appeared at the hearing where it was resolved that the matter was not to be pursued. The only other attempt at an EMRO was in Blackpool and was also...

19 Jan 2016

Cheltenham: Late Night Levy Or BID?

At a recent cabinet meeting, Cheltenham Borough Council discussed the merits of the Late Night Levy which had previously been approved the next anniversary date for which is 1 April against the gains which could be achieved by the introduction of ...

15 Jan 2016

Camden Council Late Night Levy - update

Following on from our previous news on the 7 December that the London Borough Of Camden Licensing Sub Committee had voted to adopt the Late Night Levy, the introduction of the proposed Late Night Levy is due to be considered at a full meeting of t...

14 Jan 2016

New Temporary Event Notice form issued

As previously reported, the Deregulation Act 2015 increased the maximum number of Temporary Events Notices permitted each year at a premises from 12 to 15. An amended Temporary Event Notice form incorporating the change has now been issued under ...

11 Jan 2016

Gambling - Commission publish issue new 'quick guide' regarding Gaming Machines in Pubs

The Gambling Commission have today published a new quick guide regarding gaming machines in pubs. The advice summarises the automatic entitlement,  categorises of machines and provides a particularly useful summary of the machine requirement...

08 Jan 2016

New Alcohol Guidelines Released

The Department of Health has released new guidelines as to the recommended drinking limits. This is the first full review of alcohol guidelines since 1995 and states that there is no such thing as a safe level of drinking. Additionally, the Guidan...