Industry News
Scotland - Personal licence renewal fee consultation summary of responses
As previously reported, the Licensing (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 introduced the personal licence renewal fee at £50 (on 1 October 2018) following a brief consultation. Subsequently, the Scottish Government released th...
Home Secretary Announces new Skills-based immigration system
The long awaited publication of the Governments future (post Brexit) immigration plan has now been announced after several delays. The White Paper proposals will, in line with the recommendations made by the Migration Advisory Committee; remove ...
New licensing application forms - Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 were laid before Parliament yesterday and will come into effect on 28 January 2019. The Regulations update the following application forms: Personal lic...
BEIS consultation on National Minimum Wage and Publication of the Good Work Plan
A new consultation by BEIS (the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) to make National Minimum Wage rules more flexible has been launched. In addition, the Good Work Plan, which sets out the Government’s vision for the UK ...
BBPA ‘bitterly disappointed ’ by confirmation of low and no alcohol consultation outcome
The BBPA ( British Beer& Pub Association ) have indicated their disappointment at the Department of Health and Social Care’s now published formal response to consultation on Low alcohol product labelling. Brigid Simmonds, Chief Ex...
16th National Pubwatch Conference
The 16th National Pubwatch Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester on Tuesday 26th February 2019. The conference will provide a valuable platform to share ideas and good practice. It will also provide a surgery where National P...
'Avoid the unwanted gift of food poisoning this Christmas'
The Food Standards Agency has issued what appears to be its season advice on food safety over the festive period. This includes the following tips: When Christmas food shopping, take enough bags with you so that you can separate out ...