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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill 2010-11 - Update?

- 12 September 2011

  With the Parliamentary Recess technically over, it is back to ‘business as usual’ and the House of Commons is due to consider House of Lords amendments to the above today; but before you get the least bit excited, such consideration seems limited to non-licensing related aspects...

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Regulated Entertainment - Government Consultation

- 12 September 2011

  The Government, through the Department for Culture, Media & Sport, has now released another consultation which stands to greatly affect the licensed trade and many others - the potential deregulation of nearly all forms of Regulated Entertainment. Currently, the Licensing Act...

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To be a Club or not to be, that is the question:

- 25 August 2011

Gateshead Council yesterday confirmed two prosecutions against Clubs within the Borough.  The Royal Association of the Order of the Buffalo Club in Birtley and the Spen Excelsior Club in High Spen were ordered to pay £1215 each in terms of fines and costs by Gateshead Magistrates for...

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The Ups And Downs Of Premises Licence Reviews - What The Statistics Don't Show!

- 16 August 2011

According to Legal Data compiler Sweet and Maxwell for the year upto 1st April 2010 the number of premises licence reviews has increased by 19% to 1334 from 1125 the previous year. However the number of premises licence revocations for the same period has decreased slightly from 154 to 151 during...

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