Licensing
Detail on the Government response to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003
On 4 April 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 published its post-legislative scrutiny report some 11 years after the Act came into force. A summary of the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations (over 70...
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House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 - Government response
On 4 April 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 published its post-legislative scrutiny report some 11 years after the Act came into force. A summary of the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations (over 70...
Kingston Council reject late night levy
Following our earlier article, we can now confirm that Kingston Council have declined to introduce a late night levy at this time.
Decision Day: Kingston Council to rule on Late night Levy Introduction
We regularly keep our clients updated on the Late Night Levy and the Licensing Authorities who choose to adopt it. Despite previously rejecting its introduction in 2013 citing that the "potential costs outweighed the potential benefits" Kingston ...
Wales - Minimum Pricing
It is being widely reported this morning that Ministers of the Welsh National Assembly plan to introduce legislation to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. The proposed unit price is reportedly 50p, the same as proposed in Scotlan...
Short measures on the 125ml wine measure!
The requirement to make available, and make customers aware of the opportunity to purchase, the smaller measure of 125 ml still wine, in addition to the more common 175 and 250 ml measures, is something we find often still overlooked, by operators...
Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics
The Home Office has today published statistics realting to alcohol and late night refreshment licensing in England and Wales – something it has done on an annual basis (other than years ending 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2015) for some time. ...