Licensing
Pavement Licence Regime Extended For Another Year
With the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill taking its time to make its way through the legislative process it comes as little surprise that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities have introduced a Statutory Instrument extending...
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Bristol City Council pavement licences
It is being reported that Bristol City Council will change its pavement licence policy to potentially permit premises to trade outdoor seating areas to match their opening hours, opening up the possibility of such areas being authorised ...
Scottish Police Campaign to Crack Down on Adults Buying Alcohol for Under 18 Year Olds
Police Scotland has announced a crackdown on Adults illegally purchasing alcohol for Minors. The Campaign launched this month across Scotland is called “It’ll cost you”. It is aimed at preventing proxy purchases, which is where ...
A little less conversation, a little more action
On 4 April 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee published its post-legislation scrutiny report in relation to the Licensing Act 2003. The Government then issued their response on 6 November 2017. There was then a follow-up report from the Ho...
Government sets out response to Late Night Levy consultation
Back in January of this year, the Government launched a consultation on the level of the Late Night Levy (LNL) fee that would apply for Late Night Refreshment (LNR) venues if these types of Premises are added to the LNL in an area. The consultati...
Coronation Hours Confirmed | The Licensing Act 2003 (Coronation Licensing Hours) Order 2023
This morning, 2nd May 2023, Chris Philp MP (Minister for Policing), signed the Licensing Act 2003 (Coronation Licensing Hours) Order 2023 into law. Although trailed for some time, the action of Chris Philp MP this morning formally confirms ...
Lawfulness of Remote Licensing Hearings Questioned
A south London nightclub (Silks) has, as part of its appeal against the revocation of its premises licence, sought to challenge the ability of the respondent licensing authority (the London Borough of Lewisham) to hold remote licensing hearings. ...