Industry News
Distributing tips fairly: draft statutory code of practice
As we have previously reported, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 was given Royal assent on 2nd May 2023. Before the new law can come into effect, the Government must draft and consult upon a new Code of Practice. On Friday (15th Dece...
LGA and IoL publish licensing training standard for councillors
The Local Government Association (LGA) and the Institute of Licensing (IoL) have jointly published a training standard for councillors sitting on Licensing Committees and Sub-Committees. The standard recognises that councillors have a crucial role...
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Possible change to Licensing Hours Orders
A Private Members’ Bill, introduced by Emma Lewell-Buck MP, has been laid before Parliament. The Bill, the full text of which is not currently available, seeks to make it so that Licensing Hours Orders (relaxations of hours for special occa...
Updates to Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
You will no doubt be aware that all personal licence applicants must disclose any unspent relevant convictions on their application paperwork and the Police may object to such application if they feel the granting of the licence would undermine th...
Institute of Licensing contact Minister over worrying lack of progress on gov.uk forms
The Institute of Licensing (The IoL) and the National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO) have submitted a joint letter to Jeremy Quinn MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, regarding the worrying lack of progress in determini...
Temporary Event Notices for the Christmas period
If your premises is looking to capitalize on the festive cheer and expand it's offer to customers, and your Premises Licence does not contain a seasonal variation that meets your business needs or alternatively your Premises Licence does not have ...
NBCC Guidance for mass gatherings
This weekend we will see large gatherings of people to mark Remembrance Day ceremonies and also reports of pro-Palestine rallies taking place in London. Large gatherings of people can present an opportunity for minority groups to cause trouble and...
Government Call for Evidence on Smarter Regulation
The Government has published a call for evidence on smarter regulation and the regulatory landscape. On 10 May 2023, the Government published an introductory report called “Smarter regulation to grow the economy.” That report set out ...