Licensing

29 May 2015

Camden Council - Late Nigh Levy - Update

As we have earlier reported Camden are in the process of consulting on the implementation of a Late Night Levy, the proposed hours being midnight to 6am. The Consultation period closed on the 8 May 2015 with in excess of 180 responses being ...

24 Apr 2015

Scotland - Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill progresses

The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill, which seeks (among other things) to make numerous and significant changes to the Licensing Act (Scotland) 2005, was debated in the Scottish Parliament yesterday when the general princip...

01 Apr 2015

New Criminal Court Charges

On the 19th March the Government laid a commencement Order in Parliament enacting several sections of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, including provisions relating to 'Criminal Court Charges'. With effect from the 16th April adults plea...

24 Mar 2015

Amended Late Night Levy Guidance issued

The Home Office has today reissued the Late Night Levy Guidance, amending that which was previously issued in 2012. The covering details on the gov.uk website confirm: “Amended supporting guidance for licensing authorities on the late night...

05 Mar 2015

Deregulation Bill enters final stages

The Deregulation Bill completed its  third reading in the House of Lords last night (4th March 2015). As we have been reporting, this Bill is of particular significance to the licensed trade as it includes provision for abolishing Personal Li...

17 Feb 2015

Camden Council launches late night levy consultation

Camden Council has launched a consultation on introducing a Late Night Levy for premises selling alcohol between 00.00 and 06.00. The only proposed exemption is for premises open between the above hours on New Year’s Day (i.e. New Year&rsqu...