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Introduction of the new £1 coin - March 2017 - Industry Readiness Survey
In 2014 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government will introduce a new £1 coin as a proactive step to tackle the level of counterfeit £1 coins in circulation within the UK. The new £1 coin is intended to ente...
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Tips, gratuities, cover and service charges: proposals for further action - Consultation
The Government chose Bank Holiday Monday to launch a short consultation on the next steps on possible reform to the way tips and the like are dealt with, with the aim of ensuring that the treatment of tips, gratuities, cover and service charges is...
Allergen alerts - new survey published
A survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Allergy UK has shown that whilst there have been improvements for those with allergies since new labelling rules came into force in December 2014, ‘more needs to be done’. The survey fou...
Relaxation of licensing hours for Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations 13/04/2016 update
We last updated on this a few days ago and we have just heard that the Government has considered responses to the consultation on relaxing licensing hours for the 90th birthday of the Queen and has decided that, subject to parliamentary appro...
Food Waste: key facts, policy and trends in the UK - Parliamentary briefing
A House of Commons Library Briefing has just been released which includes some key food waste facts and trends; an explanation of the impacts of food waste; food waste policy and legislation; information on the UK voluntary initiatives in place to...
Late Night Levy - East Yorkshire/Beverley deferred
Propel is reporting that plans for Late Night Levy in East Yorkshire have been deferred following police objections. See our previous news article: 'Beverley - Late Night Levy'. Plans for a Late Night Levy in East Yorkshire have been postpo...
Beer Day Britain - 15 June 2016
15 June is ‘Beer Day Britain’ - where people will be celebrating all things beer and raising a glass to say ‘Cheers to Beer’ at 7pm. For more information see www.beerdaybritain.co.uk/.