Premises Licence
Further Detail - De-Regulation of Entertainment Licensing
Further to our earlier news item regarding the responses to the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) consultation to changes to entertainment licensing, more detail has become available by way of The Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licen...
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Nottingham City Council - Late Night Levy ratified
Nottingham City Council has approved the Late Night Levy by way of full Council ratification. The consequence is that some 260 premises will be subject to the Levy if they operate beyond 00.01 with the fee becoming payable from 1 November 2014. H...
Chelmsford Next for Levy?
Chelmsford is the latest area that appears to be about to adopt a Late Night Levy (LNL). At a meeting on 3 July the Licensing Committee approved the proposal for a LNL for premises that wish to remain open for the sale of alcohol from 1am –...
Scotland - 125ml Wine Measure
Further to our news item on 28th January, 2014 (link) – it is being reported that the number of premises now offering the smaller 125ml wine measure has almost doubled. Special posters and tent cards to promote the availability of the ...
Powers of Entry Code to be introduced this year
It has been announced by the Government that they will introduce the Powers of Entry Code 'this year'. The Powers of Entry Draft Code of Practice consultation was published on 22 January 2013 and was then subject to a consultation albeit no imple...
PASS Card Goes Live
Further to our news article of 7 May 2014, we confirm that PASS was re-launched on the 10 June with the new standardised PASS card. The new scheme is supported by the Home Office, Trading Standards Institute, Security Industry Authority and ACPO. ...
Draft Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2014 published
On 5 February 2014 we confirmed that the Government had published its guidance on banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT for England and Wales. By way of update, the draft Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) O...