Licensing law

OFT may lift alcohol ban from motorway service areas

03-Jul-2001

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering a proposal to relax the law which bans alcohol from being sold at motorway service stations and allow...

Trade leaders meet minister to push for licensing reform

27-Jun-2001

Trade leaders have met with Kim Howells (pictured), newly appointed minister responsible for licensing, to urge him to help push reform through...

Tourism minister to be responsible for licensing

26-Jun-2001

Tourism minister Kim Howells has been given responsibility for licensing in its new home at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.Dr Howells,...

Delay for police act

22-Jun-2001

Tougher penalties for licensees who run violent and unruly pubs will not be fully in place until the end of the year, the Home Office has...

Licensing reform "to be shelved for at least two years

17-Jun-2001

The trade is reeling from the news that licensing reform could be shelved for at least two years.According to government sources, the Bill has been...

Report blames binge drinking culture for much crime and disorder

15-Jun-2001

Licensees should be made liable for injury caused by customers who have drunk too much in their pubs, according to a report by anti-crime charity...

Licensees take part in heart disease initiative

14-Jun-2001

Licensees in Rossington in Doncaster are taking part in a major new initiative to try and reduce the number of deaths from in the area from heart...

Licensing to shift from Home Office to culture ministry

12-Jun-2001

Licensing control is to shift from the Home Office to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) under new Labour plans.The move came as a...

Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 - The Essential Guide

11-Jun-2001

What is the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001?It is a new Act of Parliament introducing wide powers to deal with disorderly conduct caused by...

Call for noise clampdown

08-Jun-2001

Campaigners are calling for a clampdown on noisy pubs after a new survey revealed that pubs and clubs are the UK's biggest source of complaints over...

Chorion celebrates licensing victory

07-Jun-2001

Late-night bar operator Chorion is celebrating an initial victory in its battle against Westminster City Council's licensing policy.The company...

Concerns mount over 'Draconian' Crime Act

07-Jun-2001

Fresh concerns have emerged over "Draconian" new powers for magistrates under the Criminal Justice and Police Act, which enables police to close pubs...

Kids TV music to combat crime

01-Jun-2001

The theme music from children's television programmes is the latest weapon in the fight against alcohol-related crime and disorder.Leicester Police...

Licensing reform group warned to drop protest

31-May-2001

Reform opposition could 'derail process', says BLRATrade leaders have warned campaigners to drop their opposition to licensing reform proposals given...

Legal advice: police objections to licence extensions

22-May-2001

Inconsistent licence extensions have sparked controversy says thePublican.com's legal adviser, David Clifton.Reading the Sunday papers, a headline on...