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The Portman Group updates its guidance on alcohol sampling
The Portman Group (the Drinks industry watchdog) has updated its guidance regarding the provision of alcohol samples. The changes are directed at drink-driving prevention, specifically sampling practices directed at drivers or creating a direct li...
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Further Town Centre Funding Released
Another round of funding from the Welsh Executive has been released under the Transforming Towns Loans Funding, many people think this is purely for urban landscaping or to reinvigorate retail, but hospitality can also benefit. The fund has been ...
Private Members 'Tips' Bill receives Government Backing
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill, introduced by Dean Russell MP has today (Friday 15th July) undergone its ‘second reading’ in the legislative process and has now been backed by the government. The aim of the Bill is to ensure...
Home Office States Automatic Off-Licence Provision to be extended
In a letter to the IoL Chairman, Dan Davies, on Thursday the Home Office has confirmed plans to extend the automatic provision for off-sales to licences in England & Wales. During Covid the Government made several interventions to support the...
Licensing Applications and role of annexed drawings
As we learn and change from terrible events we understand that the availability of the layout plans/drawings annexed to the Premise Licence may be changing.The plans annexed to the licence at annex 4 provides a detailed layout of the premise and f...
Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
The Business and Planning Act 2020 brought a temporary streamlined pavement licence sytem into effect as a response to the pandemic, with the system (and licences granted under it) due to cease on 30 September 2022. The Government’s recent ...
Pavement Licence Consultation Ends 11th Feb
One positives to arise during the pandemic was the willingness of government to look at the level of red tape around certain applications ,particularly pavement licences and how they were processed in different ways by different councils .This man...