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Gloucester Council choose a BID over Late Night Levy
Gloucester Council have decided to adopt a BID (Business Improvement District) instead of a Late Night Levy following a ballot on the issue. Yesterday at a full council meeting, they formally rejected the idea of a Late Night Levy, and the news h...
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New £10 note announced
The Bank of England has announced that a new polymer £10 note will be issued on 14 September 2017 and has released details of the design and security features of the new note. A dedicated Bank of England website has been set up to provide f...
Terrorism - Crowded Places Guidance
Following the terrible attacks in Manchester and London we have previously reported guidance issued by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, this guidance focused on the London attacks and the lessons that could be learned. On the 8th J...
Food Standards Agency Publishes Local Authority Enforcement Data
The Food Standards Agency has published the food law enforcement data by Local Authorities, for the year 2016/2017. The information has been released ahead of the full 2016/2017 statistics report and is part of a drive by the Food Standards Agenc...
Wales – minimum unit price for alcohol back on the agenda
In 2015, the Welsh Government consulted on the draft Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol Bill) which intended to: set a floor price for a unit of alcohol, meaning that alcohol could not be sold below that level; and affect drinks sold at ch...
Banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT: Guidance update
This Guidance (which has recently been updated) is aimed at alcohol suppliers and enforcement authorities. It provides information about the ban on the sale of below-cost alcohol, including: what the ban means and who it applies to how to imple...
Public Health England - a public health licensing objective and other considerations
In 2016, with the support of the Home Office and Department of Health, Public Health England developed and piloted an analytical support package (ASP) to: help public health teams in their existing role as a responsible authority as defined in th...