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DCMS Entertainment Licensing Statistics in the year to 31 March 2016
DCMS have just released the entertainment licensing statistics for England and Wales in the year to 31 March 2016. They can be found here 'Entertainment Licensing 2016: Statistical Release - November 2016' and also include statistics by region. T...
National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage - April 2017 increase announced
Our previous news setting out current ‘National Minimum Wage’ and ‘National Living Wage’ rates can be found here: 'National Minimum Wage - increases from 1 October 2016'. In his Autumn Statement today, the Chancellor intim...
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Food Standards Authority Enforcement Statistics published
The Food Standards Authority (FSA) has just published official statistics on food law enforcement by local authorities across the UK for the year 2015/16. The information provided by local authorities and compiled by the FSA, gives a detailed brea...
Fabric Nightclub 'to re-open'
We have previously commented upon the ‘high profile’ closure of Fabric Nightclub. We are seeing reports that terms have been agreed between the operators of Fabric, the council and the police for the premises to reopen subject to a raf...
Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP) 2016 Impact Report
Community Alcohol Partnerships 2016 Impact Report was issued on 14 November 2016 at the start of Alcohol Awareness Week, and shows how CAPs are having apparently significant impacts on crime, anti-social behaviour, litter, feel...
The issue of costs - 'Hemming' - the next chapter
Cornerstone Barristers is reporting the latest development in the long running ‘Hemmings’ saga – which deals with the recoverability of enforcement costs by licensing authorities. [R(Hemming & ors) Westminster City Council] ...
Local Alcohol Action Areas – phase 2
Further to our previous news on this subject (''Local Alcohol Action Areas' announced') the Home Office is canvassing for expressions of interest in participating in a second phase of this scheme. The first phase ran to March 2015 and case s...
House of Lords Select Committee - evidence given!
Last Tuesday, partner John Gaunt appeared before the HoL Select Committee on Licensing. Also giving evidence at the 45 minute session was Professor Roy Light and Andy Grimsey of PA. The anticipation proved rather more daunting that the sess...