Licensing

03 Oct 2019

Licensing: Prevention of Crime and Disorder Objective: London Nightclub Loses its Licence

It has been reported that an exclusive nightclub in London has lost its licence after serious crime and disorder issues. Opium Nightclub, the winner of a “Luxury Lifestyle Award” in the category of Best Luxury Nightclub (London 2019) ...

26 Sep 2019

Scotland - Minimum Unit Price - Initial Impact Study

Researchers from Newcastle University have today published in the British Medical Journal their assessment of the immediate impact of the introduction of minimum unit pricing in Scotland on household alcohol purchases. The report considered the p...

10 Sep 2019

End of Alcohol Promotions in Ireland?

It has been reported, that the Irish government has notified the European Commission of plans to ban alcohol promotions in the country.  This development flows from Irelands efforts to reduce excessive alcohol consumption, the Country’...

10 Sep 2019

Scotland - The Position following Personal Licence Renewals

The Scottish Government have published their annual figures reflecting the number of premises and Personal Licences held per Board across Scotland. What is striking is the reduction in the number of Personal Licence Holders.   Between M...

04 Sep 2019

Airport Clampdown On Drunken Passengers leads to fall in arrest figures

We have previously reported on campaigns introduced by Airports,  to try and reduce the number of alcohol related incidents and arrests at airports. New figures have revealed a fall in arrests in 2018/19 compared to the previous year; 117 p...

30 Aug 2019

Councillor's handbook

The Local Government Association has now issued a handbook designed for Councillors dealing with applications under the Licensing Act 2003. The handbook, which is available for download and review here, includes helpful sections on conducting hea...