Licensing
'Live' from Hartlepool - Council reject adoption of EMRO
In what may prove to be a decision of far reaching significance, the Hartlepool Licensing Committee has just decided not to impose an Early Morning Alcohol Restriction Order (EMRO) on the town's centre. Representations had been received from seve...
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West End Policy calls for modification of Late Night Levy
A commission set up by Westminster City Council has called for a modification to the Late Night Levy together with central London authorities being given opt-outs from planning and licensing rules and access to funds raised from a proposed "touris...
Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013
In our article ‘Going, Going, Gone?', we summarised the DCMS' response to its consultation on the proposed deregulation of certain forms of regulated entertainment. By way of update, the draft of the Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Ente...
Mansfield Council latest to 'find' against a Late Night Levy
It was reported over the weekend that Mansfield District Council had decided that “the introduction of a Late Night Levy in Mansfield is not a viable option at this point”. The councillor responsible for the final decision is reported...
Code of Good Practice for licensed premises gets green light
The City of London Corporation is introducing from this April a ‘Code of Good Practice’ and ‘Traffic Light System’ for licensed premises in the City. The code will seek to reduce problems from licensed premises as well a...
Stretch limousine licensing - a reminder
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has issued a timely reminder (in anticipation of senior school ‘prom’ season!!) to its local schools that parents and head teachers need to check that stretch limousines are appropriately licensed. ...
London pubs on weekend 'alert'
With reports of pubs and other premises being warned of potential issues of disorder over the weekend and in the lead up to the funeral of Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, this may be a time for a reminder that if legal issues were to arise on wh...