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Off-licence refused on cumulative impact grounds
Published Date: 02/Mar/2010
Cambridge City Magistrates have dismissed an appeal by Tesco for a premises licence at a Tesco Express shop in the Mill Road cumulative impact area.
The policy for the area required the operator to prove that the operation of the licence would not add to the cumulative impact being experienced there.
DFT publish revised Guidance for Taxi and PH vehicle licensing
Published Date: 02/Mar/2010
Department for Transport have issued revised guidance to assist local licensing authorities in carrying out their taxi and private hire vehicle licensing functions.
Industry Alcohol Labelling
Published Date: 15/Feb/2010
An independent report published today suggests that the drinks industry is failing to adhere to a voluntary agreement with Government on alcohol labels and just 15 per cent of drinks give consumers enough information about units and health harms.
Meanwhile, the BBPA state that Britain’s brewers have made considerable progress in voluntary labelling.
Scotland consultation on alcohol labelling
Published Date: 15/Feb/2010
The Scottish Government, along with the other devolved administrations and Department for Health, has today launched a consultation on alcohol labelling.
First agreement on what excellence looks like for regulators
Published Date: 15/Feb/2010
The first agreement between all the key players on what constitutes ‘excellence' in delivering outcomes through the local authority regulatory system has been signed off and published in an Excellence Framework document.
Implications for taxi limitations through Equality Bill Amendment
Published Date: 12/Feb/2010
Amendment 120 A with Implications for restricted plate authorities was moved by Baroness Wilkins and agreed in Parliament on 9th February
Local people to have power to challenge lap dancing clubs
Published Date: 12/Feb/2010
Local communities will soon have greater powers to challenge the number and location of lap dancing clubs in their area Home Office Minister Alan Campbell announced today.
Pubs to receive millions in refunds
Published Date: 12/Feb/2010
Pubs, hotels and restaurants across Britain will now receive up £20 million in refunds following today’s High Court ruling rejecting an appeal brought by the music collection agency PPL (Phonographic performance Ltd) over the charges for the playing of music in pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels.
Drive to Stop Bogus Charity Collectors Costing Charities
Published Date: 12/Feb/2010
The Association of Charity Shops estimates that between £2.5 and £3 million is lost to charities through theft and people mistakenly giving unwanted clothing to commercial companies in the belief that they are giving to charity.
Industry concerns at plans to reclassify skills with prizes machines
Published Date: 10/Feb/2010
The industry highlights principle threats arising from HMRC’s attempt to reclassify quiz machines as gambling machines
Written Ministerial Statement - Review of the Impact of the Repeal of the Private Hire Vehicle Contract Exemption
Published Date: 08/Feb/2010
Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP, Minister of State for Transport has issued a written statement in relation to the Review of the Impact of the Repeal of the Private Hire Vehicle Contract Exemption
Healey appointed Minister for pubs
Published Date: 08/Feb/2010
Housing minister John Healey has been handed responsibility for reinvigorating the UK’s pub industry
First prototype pint glasses developed
Published Date: 08/Feb/2010
Two revolutionary prototype pint glasses designed to reduce injuries caused by nearly 87,000 glass attacks each year were unveiled at the Design Council on 4th February by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson
Councils to be able to impose blanket bans on 24 hour licences in problem areas
Published Date: 04/Feb/2010
Local authorities are to get the power to impose blanket bans on the sale of alcohol after 3am in entire streets or city centres affected by alcohol-related anti-social behaviour and disorder. .
Wetherspoon join the Institute
Published Date: 03/Feb/2010
The Institute welcomes J D Wetherspoon as a member bringing with it a wealth of experience from its 752 strong pub empire employing 20,000 staff.
Report proposes new cross-sports betting integrity unit
Published Date: 01/Feb/2010
Former Liverpool Football Club chief executive Rick Parry today recommends that a national cross-sports integrity unit be established to best tackle the threat of betting corruption in sport.
Full details of mandatory drinks code laid before Parliament
Published Date: 01/Feb/2010
The draft regulations which bring into force the mandatory drinks code have been laid before Parliament. They require resolutions from both Houses before they are confirmed.
New Vice Chairs for the Institute
Published Date: 01/Feb/2010
The Institute of Licensing is delighted to announce the appointment of 2 new Vice Chairs.
A tiered approach to tackling young people drinking alcohol in public places - The offence of persistently possessing alcohol in a public place
Published Date: 29/Jan/2010
This guidance issued by the Home Office explains the offence of persistently possessing alcohol in a public place as contained in Section 30 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, which received Royal Assent on 13 November 2009.
Revised Guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 - January 2010
Published Date: 29/Jan/2010
Revised guidance comes into force today.
East Midlands Regional Training Day
Event Date: 29/Mar/2010
The next regional training day for the East Midlands Region will include the following speakers:
Ewen Macgregor, Legal Counsel to Gala Coral Group
Marcus Lewis – Legal Advisor at Nottingham Magistrates Court
Tom Moody – LACORS
Sarah Clover – No 5 Chambers
Professional Licensing Practitioners Qualification (BUXTON)
Event Date: 19/Apr/2010
The 2ND of the Institute’s 2010 Annual Training Courses will be held over 3 days (19 - 21 April 2010) in BUXTON.
Training will be provided by Poppleston Allen Solicitors:
Day 1 – Graeme Cushion
Day 2 – James Anderson
Day 3 - Nick Arron
Both courses are residential course, and delegates may opt to attend single days or all three days on either course, both with or without accommodation
Course Objectives:
to increase knowledge, expertise and practical application of licensing law
and ancillary legislation, processes and procedures
Gambling for Local Authorities: Licensing, Planning and Regeneration
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