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World Cup 2026: SBPA Issues Updated Guidance for Scottish Pubs
With Scotland preparing for its first World Cup finals since 1998, the Scottish Beer & Pub Association has released updated operational guidance for venues showing matches between 11 June and 19 July. The guidance sets out practical steps for...
All Party Parliamentary Group look at tourist tax for comment and posting
The All Party Parliamentary Group is a group of MP’s who are from all parties and look at proposed legislation in certain areas.There is an All Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism and they have today launched a wide-ranging...
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VAT Cut to 5% for a "Great British Summer"
Today the Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a temporary reduction in VAT from 20% to 5%. This will run between the end of June (when children in Scotland break up for the summer holiday)until children return to classrooms in England, Wales and N...
BBPA Issues World Cup Guidance
The British Beer & Pub Association has issued new national guidance for pubs and bars preparing to screen 2026 FIFA World Cup fixtures. Developed with UKHospitality, the BII, the National Police Chiefs’ Council and supported by National ...
Propel legal Briefing: The evolving challenge of evidence in licensing hearings by Michelle Hazlewood
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 13th May 2026 Over the years, I have appeared at countless licensing hearings, both before modern Licensing Sub Committees and, under the previous regime, before Magistrates who we...
Licensing and Planning - R (Jaks) v Secretary of State
Licensing and planning have long been treated as distinct regimes, a principle embedded since the Licensing Act 2003 and repeated in the latest s.182 Guidance (para 8.7) and many local licensing policies. Despite this separation, the two often ove...
Tobacco and Vapes Bill Reaches Final Stage Before Becoming Law
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has now completed its passage through Parliament, with the House of Commons and House of Lords agreeing the final text during the consideration of amendments on 20th April 2026. The Bill now awaits Royal Assent, after w...
First Conviction for false statements in licensing proceedings
The more observant may have noticed the warning contained in all Licensing application notices: “It is an offence for anyone knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with a Licence Application.” It has been so ...