Licensing
Extension to Off - Sales Exemption until 30th September 2023
As most Operators will know, during the COVID pandemic the government introduced regulations which gave permission to premises with the benefit of alcohol sales for consumption on the premises only, to gain an automatic benefit (in certain circums...
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National Police Chiefs' Council - Issue New Guidance on Spiking
National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) has now Issued new Guidance on Spiking. This advice, from the NPCC, which is being promoted by individual forces, is aimed at encouraging victims to report incidents of Spiking to the Police and outlin...
LGA guidance note on drink spiking prevention
The LGA has recently published a note on drink spiking prevention. The note includes recommendations for both Licensing Authorities and Premises alike citing a number of good practices. A case study cited in the note from Tunbridge Wells Borough...
Licensing Hours over the Extra Bank Holiday to mark the Queens Funeral
Many licencees have the benefit on a nonstandard timings relating to Bank Holidays, which extends the hours of operation. These are used for our traditional Bank Holiday dates of Easter, early and late May, August and around Christmas and New Year...
Nottingham Revokes Late Night Levy
We have previously reported that Nottingham City Council was reviewing whether to retain its Late Night Levy which was introduced in 2014. Earlier this year the Licensing Committee for Nottingham City Council recommended to the full Council that t...
A-Level Results Day
Tomorrow marks the end of school for a lot of people, as its A-level results day. On the 25th it's also GCSE results day. Clearly, the majority of those celebrating will be 16 – 18 years old and operators need to be extra vigilant at this t...
National Hospitality Day – 16th September 2022
National Hospitality Day 2022 will take place on the 16th of September. Started last year, National Hospitality Day is a celebration of the country’s brilliant restaurants, pubs, hotels, bars, safes and the amazing people that work in them....