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Propel - The policing and crime bill opinion piece by Michelle Hazlewood
This opinion piece was written for and appeared in this weeks Propel Friday Opinion which you can subscribe to here. The policing and crime bill was subject to its first reading in the House of Commons on 10 February 2016 and seeks to cure a numb...
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PPL and PRS to 'combine'?
PRS for Music and PPL have announced a proposal to create a new joint venture company to handle all public performance licensing for the UK. The two licences currently required by businesses playing music in public – one from PRS for the us...
Wales - Vaping indoors concerns
At a recent meeting of the Welsh Assembly's Health and Social Care Committee, the difference in impact and harm of e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes was discussed. The Health Minister (Mark Drakeford) argued that ‘vaping’ was dif...
Health and Safety Offences, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety and Hygiene Offences - Definitive Sentencing Guideline updated
New revised guidelines from the Sentencing Council came into force on 1 February 2016 with the result that likely penalties are likely to be significantly more punitive of employers and more expensive, as a business's turnover will be taken into a...
Christie + Co Business Outlook 2016
Always an interesting read, the latest multi-sector Business Outlook has just been published by Christie + Co. It can be accessed here: http://www.christie.com/en/publications/251.pdf ‘Relatively subdued volumes coming to the market in 201...
Polymer Banknotes - Advance Warning
The Bank of England has confirmed that the next £5, £10 and £20 banknotes will be printed on polymer, a thin and flexible plastic material. Polymer notes are said to be cleaner, more secure and more durable than paper notes. The ...
2016 Interbrewery Regatta - 20th – 22nd May 2016 - and JG&P!
Given that Sheffield is about as far as you can get from the sea, it just seemed the sensible decision for there to be a JG&P sponsored boat in the above weekend regatta! Partners John Gaunt and Kate Redford will be leading a team of int...