Licensing
The Government launches consultation to relax licensing hours for 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship
The government has launched a consultation on whether to relax licensing hours across licensed premises in England and Wales to mark the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championships (Euro 2025) semi-finals and final. The proposal is to extend l...
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Licensing Hours Extensions Bill published
Last year, the Licensing Hours Extensions Bill (a Private Members’ Bill) was presented to Parliament by Andrew Ranger MP. It is a Bill to amend the Licensing Act 2003 so that licensing hours Orders can be made by negative resolution statuto...
English Devolution and Licensing
Some things will take a long time but have the potential for significant change without a fanfare announcement, the English Devolution White Paper has been presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Govern...
Propel Legal Briefing - Safety first and slogans second by Michelle Hazlewood
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 15th January 2025 Efforts to protect vulnerable people have come a long way in the hospitality sector, but I must admit that sometimes it feels as though we are too focused on catc...
Newham Council seek feedback on Statement of Licensing Policy
Newham Council in East London has commenced a consultation on its Statement of Licensing Policy. Every Licensing Authority in England & Wales must have a Statement of Licensing Policy and must review and consult on it every five years. Newha...
Digital ID option to be introduce to clubs and pubs
Further to our previous posts and article by Luke Elford in Propel Hospitality (see links below) regarding digital identification, the Government has supported plans to allow digital ID cards to be produced by individuals for age verification purp...
The Institute of Licensing and NALEO announce merger
The Institute of Licensing and The National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO) have agreed in principle to merge and become a single body for licensing practitioners. It is proposed that a single organisation would be...