Premises Licence
Scotland - Licensing Policy review and over-provision
A reminder for those operators with interests north of the border. All Licensing Boards are required by law to put in place a newly revised policy statement including an updated assessment of overprovision by 4 November 2018. The new policy will...
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Scotland: Minimum Pricing to start 1 May 2018
The Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2018 was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 1 March 2018. Section 1 of the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 had partially been brought into for...
DPS change application from 23 March 2018
The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 were laid before Parliament yesterday and will come into force on 23 March 2018. It amends the Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club p...
British Summer Time
British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) starts at 1am Sunday 25th March 2018. This means that at 1am on that Sunday, the time becomes 2am. Unless you have a specific provision on your licence to cover ...
The Licensing Officer Scam!
Swale Council have recently written to their licensees to warn against a confidence trickster operating in their area. The scam involves a criminal attending the premises and posing as a Licensing Officer, demanding payment of the licence annual ...
Liverpool Council first to debate benefits of Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol?
A special health summit looking at the effects of Alcohol is due to take place in Liverpool today. Liverpool Council will meet with Public Health officials, the NHS and Alcohol Charities to discuss a plan for Alcohol in the City. One of the...
Consultation On The Future Of London At Night
Further to our previous article we advised you of the London Night Time Commission consultation. We can report that the deadline for submissions to the consultation have been extended until 10 a.m. on Tuesday 20th February. The key questions are ...