Licensing

24 Oct 2013

Milton Keynes - Late Night Levy - No, Yes, No

Milton Keynes Council last night rejected the proposed adoption of a Late Night Levy.  The licensing sub-committee had initially rejected the proposal at a meeting but subsequently the full licensing committee approved the proposal. Last nig...

21 Oct 2013

Lambeth Council - EMRO consultation launched

Lambeth Council’s licensing policy consultation period, previously reported here, recently ended on 7 October 2013. The Council has now launched another consultation, this time considering the implementation of an Early Morning Restriction ...

16 Oct 2013

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...

16 Oct 2013

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...

09 Oct 2013

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 ...

02 Oct 2013

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 ...