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Woking - EMRO and late night levy rejected
Last night, the Licensing Committee at Woking Council resoundingly voted against implementation of an EMRO or Late Night Levy (9:2). The Licensing Committee concluded that an EMRO would deter local business development and would o...
Warrington - EMRO consultation rejected
Last night Warrington's Licensing Committee considered a motion to commence a consultation in respect of EMRO within an area covered by the Borough Council. The Licensing Committee unanimously voted against entering into a consultation and...
Newcastle Late Night Levy - Best Practice Scheme
As previously advised, the Newcastle City Council Late Night Levy is due to come into force 1 November 2013. The Council has now announced details of the previously suggested ‘Best Practice Scheme’, now launched, which initially will ...
Lambeth Policy consultation shortly to expire!
We do not generally news licensing policy consultations but that for Lambeth is imminently to expire - 7 October 2013. Some fairly draconian measures are under consideration. According to their website these include: requirements ...
Chesterfield not pursuing an EMRO - just yet
Following preliminary discussions with the Council, Chesterfield have decided that they are not going to pursue an EMRO at this time. During the pre-consultation phase there was not enough support to take it any further. They have not ruled it o...
'Tinseltown' to the fore!
The significance and impact of the Tinseltown (Tinseltown NW3 LTD v LB Camden) and Mu Mu (Mu Mu Enterprises v North Somerset DC) decisions appears to continue unabated, highlighting the importance of scrupulous attention to full and proper complia...