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Government response to the post-legislative scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003 follow up report
In 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 published its post legislative scrutiny report. The Government’s formal response followed later that year. Links to both can be found in our previous article here - 'Hou...
Additional Bank Holiday for King Charles III Coronation - 8th May 2023
It was announced over the weekend that Monday 8th May 2023 will be a Bank Holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles III, which will take place on Saturday 6th May. This bank holiday will be in addition to the usual bank holiday Monday alread...
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LGA Publish Licensing committee training materials
The LGA have now published some helpful free online materials and training videos to assist in the training of Committee members dealing with alcohol and entertainment, taxis and gambling matters. A link to the material and videos can be found he...
Home Office Publish Alcohol Licensing Data for Year Ending 31 March 2022
The Home Office has published data pertaining to alcohol licensing for the year ending 31 March 2022. The statistics can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-and-late-night-refreshment-licensing-england-and-wales-31-ma...
Covid Business Interruption Insurance Claims
In the current turbulent times, it is easy to forget some of the industry's recent challenges and the disappointment many operators felt when advised by their insurers that the cover they thought they had for business closure or disruption did not...
Further Town Centre Funding Released
Another round of funding from the Welsh Executive has been released under the Transforming Towns Loans Funding, many people think this is purely for urban landscaping or to reinvigorate retail, but hospitality can also benefit. The fund has been ...
Liverpool Consult on Removal of Late Night Levy
Liverpool commenced Consultation on Monday (3rd October) on whether to amend the Late-Night Levy Scheme which has been in place in its current format across the city since April 2017. We have recently reported how Nottingham has voted to bri...
Key dates for TENs for remainder of 2022
We can’t believe it is already the end of September – where has the time gone!?! Despite everything that is going on we are still approaching one of the busiest times of the year and a time when businesses might be thinking about givi...