Industry News
Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Statistics Released
The Home Office have released a collection of statistics in relation to the Licensing Act 2003. This includes the numbers of licences granted, as well as enforcement activity with the figures being collected from Licensing Authorities throughout ...
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Proposed Price Increase Disclosure & Barring Service
Subject to approval, the DBS intends to increase the cost of DBS checks and the DBS update service from 2nd December 2024. All fees are increasing but DBS checks for volunteers will remain free of charge. Final fees to be confirmed fol...
Special Procedures Licensing Committees (Wales) Regulations 2024
Through the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017, the Welsh Government intends to create a national scheme for licensing special procedures such as acupuncture, body piercing, electrolysis and tattooing. The required laws are not yet in force but a cons...
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill – Second Reading
We have previously reported on the introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (aka Martyn’s Law). Yesterday, Monday the 14th October, the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill completed another step along the journey to b...
Propel Legal Briefing: 'The road ahead for pavement licensing' by Luke Elford
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 9th October 2024. The road ahead for pavement licensing by Luke Elford Amid the buzz of party conference season, the awful weather and chatter about which politicians received fre...
New tipping law comes into force
From today (1st October), the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and the statutory Code of Practice on fair and transparent distribution of tips comes into force. This new legislation effectively makes it unlawful for employers to make deduc...
MUP for England?
It is reported in the Telegraph that more changes may be on the books of the new Labour Government. This week it is in relation to Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol. In England there is a minimum price requirement contained in the mandatory ...