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Warning issued on rogue training providers

Published Date: 13/Nov/2008

Industry body GoSkills has issued a warning to licensing authorities and taxi/private hire interests
Assessors needed for Purple Flag Standard for town and city centres

Published Date: 13/Nov/2008

Assessors are needed for the new late night economy 'gold standard'
Responsible Drinks Retailing Award winners announced

Published Date: 13/Nov/2008

The winners of the 2008 Responsible Drinks Retailing Awards were announced on 11 November
Binge drinkers face alcohol misuse lessons

Published Date: 13/Nov/2008

Nine areas of the country are to pilot a new alcohol arrest referral scheme
Alcohol licensing Boston style

Published Date: 06/Nov/2008

A woman from Gloucester, Massachusetts has received a jail sentence for providing alcohol to 12- and 13- year old children
Private hire firms warned by OFT

Published Date: 06/Nov/2008

Private hire firms fixing or co-ordinating prices for services in the area are being warned by the Office of Fair Trading that they may be breaking the law
Councils must consider use of vehicles before licensing

Published Date: 06/Nov/2008

Local authorities must consider whether applicants for hackney carriages are likely to use them entirely or predominately for private hire outside of their area, and may refuse to grant the licence if that is the case
Alcohol improvement programme launched

Published Date: 05/Nov/2008

A multimillion-pound alcohol improvement programme to help areas worst hit by alcohol problems is due to be launched today at the national alcohol conference in Nottingham
Licensing statistics published

Published Date: 30/Oct/2008

207,800 licences and certificates were in force in England and Wales on 31 March 2008, with late night refreshment, live music and 24 hour alcohol licences all showing a small increase in the numbers issued in the last year, according to new statistics published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Court rejects noisy pub complaint

Published Date: 24/Oct/2008

People who move near to noisy pubs have little grounds for complaint, the High Court has ruled, which has implications for interested parties before local authority licensing committees
Boost for consumer protection and business support

Published Date: 21/Oct/2008

A three-point strategy for helping councils and fire services improve protections for consumers and workers and provide better regulatory support to business has been published
Burnley deploys decoy taxis

Published Date: 16/Oct/2008

Four men have been arrested by police in Burnley - using decoy taxis
Keeping drivers safe

Published Date: 16/Oct/2008

It has long been recognised that private hire and hackney carriage drivers have one of the most dangerous occupations in the country. On average, three drivers a year are murdered at work
New appointment for Institute

Published Date: 01/Oct/2008

The Institute of Licensing is delighted to announce the appointment of Jim Hunter as Training and Qualifications Officer, effective from 1 October 2008.