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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...
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Trading on Christmas Day - Parliamentary briefing paper
This short Commons Library briefing paper (just post election ‘purdah’ released) provides an outline of the main provisions of the Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004 and a summary of the background to the Act. It also outlines the positi...
Prohibition of tobacco vending machines - Parliamentary Library Brief
Parliamentary Library Briefing Papers can give a useful overview on specialist areas of legislation and now we are post-election, a number have just been released. The purpose of this particular briefing note is to consider in detail the Protecti...
Advertising of e-cigarette products - Parliamentary briefing document
Parliamentary Library Briefing Papers can give a useful overview on specialist areas of legislation and now we are post-election, a number have just been released. This Commons briefing paper provides detailed information about the implementation...
Northern Ireland - liquor licence renewals beckon
A reminder to operators with premises in Northern Ireland that all liquor licences fall for renewal in September 2017. Renewals occur once every five years (last 2012) and the deadline will impact all licenced premises in Northern Ireland, i...
Gambling - Bingo in Pubs - The final chapter?
Following our earlier updates regarding the matter of Greene King –v- Gambling Commission. A copy of the approved Judgment is now available on the BAILII database and can be read here. The Court of Appeal Judgement makes interesting r...
National Licensing Week – 19 – 23 June 2017
The 19 – 23 June marks the second National Licensing Week. This is a series of events around the country promoted and coordinated by the Institute of Licensing (IoL), aimed at highlighting the importance of licensing in all different a...