Industry News
Scotland - New measures to boost hospitality and town centre recovery - Tables & Chairs
The Scottish Government laid draft Regulations before the Scottish Parliament on Friday (10th February) which should lead to hospitality businesses being able to place tables and chairs on the pavement outside their premises without submitting a p...
Aberdeen Consult on Relaxation of General Extension Policy
Aberdeen Licensing Board have launched a consultation in relation to any dates in 2023 that “may be suitable for the grant of a general extension for events of a local or national significance. This would include potential dates within the f...
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Nitrous Oxide - complete ban
Recreational drugs and highs are always developing and changing and in recent years there has been increased use of nitrous oxide, a gas which at one time could only be found in medical settings and used in medical procedures where it gained the c...
ONS releases data on night-time economy for 2022
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published data relating to the Night-time Economy. The statistics cover 2022 and have a focus on “understanding the people who work during the evening and night across the UK” The fu...
Wales to Introduce Mandatory National Scheme for Special Procedures
Wales is looking to roll out the United Kingdom’s first mandatory national licensing scheme for special procedures, such as tattooing. This will be introduced under the Public Health (Wales) Act 1970 in the hopes of improving standards of i...
King Charles' Coronation
For the first time in many people’s lives, we will see a King’s Coronation, with the Coronation of His Royal Highness King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort taking place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, London. ...
“No jeans, no trainers” - Licensing considerations regarding security for your premises
The industry is currently aware of the ongoing investigation being undertaken into the fatal incident that occurred at the Asake performance at the O2 Academy, Brixton on the 15th of December 2022, where a member of the security staff and the memb...
Scotland Issue New Guidance to Licensing Boards
Following on the updated Guidance issued for England and Wales, the Scottish Government has also issued revised guidance to their Boards. The new Guidance can be found here 'Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 section 142: Guidance for Licensing Boards...