Licensing
Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
The Business and Planning Act 2020 brought a temporary streamlined pavement licence sytem into effect as a response to the pandemic, with the system (and licences granted under it) due to cease on 30 September 2022. The Government’s recent ...
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Nottingham to Consult on Revocation of Late Night Levy
Nottingham City Council’s Licensing Committee are due to meet on Friday (6th May). Included in the published agenda is a review of the City’s Late-Night Levy Scheme (LNL). The recommendation within the report is: “That th...
Drink Spiking | House of Commons Committee Report
On Tuesday (26th April) the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee published their report on ‘Spiking’, which can be found here in full. The report includes a number of conclusions and recommendations following evidence from a number...
Covid-19 and UK nightlife report released
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Night Time Economy has published its report, entitled Covid-19 and UK nightlife, which looks at the impact of the pandemic and government support for businesses in the night time economy. The call ...
Jubilee extension confirmed
Further to previous news items: 'Licensing Hours Extended for Queen's Platinum Jubilee' it has now been confirmed the hours for sale of alcohol for the Queens Jubilee celebration will be extended in England and Wales to 1am on Thursday 2nd Ju...
A Jubilee opportunity?
You will no doubt be aware, not least from our recent news article ('Licensing Hours to be Extended for Queens Platinum Jubilee') that the government will be relaxing licensing hours for the Queens Platinum Jubilee on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of...
Licensing Hours Extended for Queen's Platinum Jubilee
As the hospitality sector prepares, with optimism (and hope), for a Great British Summer!, the Minister of State for Crime and Policing, Mr Kit Malthouse confirmed in a statement to the House of Commons that the Government will be relaxing the lic...