Code

MP Greg Mulholland slams October enforcement of new pub Industry Code as 'embarrassing'

08-May-2012 By Adam Pescod

Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group, Greg Mulholland MP, has slammed the announcement that the revised Industry Framework Code (IFC) governing tenant-pubco relations will not come into force until the end of October.

'Statutory pubco code is the only option'

08-Jul-2011 By Michelle Perrett & John Harrington

Members of the Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) have called for a statutory code of practice to be implemented.

Robert Sayles: Why the BISC must look beyond the code

05-Jan-2011 By Robert Sayles Robert

So, a new year begins; quite possibly a highly significant one for the trade. With pubcos due to give MPs an update on progress and the June 1...

S&NPC gains BIIBAS accreditation

27-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has become the latest pubco to have its updated code of practice for tenants fully accredited for clarity.

IPC and BBPA talks 'constructive'

24-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna

The first trade meeting between the BBPA and the IPC has been described as "constructive".

Punch polls partners over code of practice

18-May-2010 By Hamish Champ

Punch Taverns is inviting all 6,318 of its lessees to comment on its soon-to-be-published code of practice. The document has been accredited "in...

BIIBAS: submit codes ahead of RICS guidelines

14-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit

BIIBAS has said pub companies can submit their codes of practice for benchmarking now since the RICS guidelines on rents aren't ready yet.

BII to host code workshops for pubcos

22-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Pub companies are to be given a helping hand putting their codes of practice together in a series of BII workshops. The BII Benchmarking and...

Pubco clarity scheme is strengthened

23-Feb-2010 By John Harrington

Major pubcos will lose their 'kitemark' status for the clarity of their lease codes of practice for more than 20 or 25 major breaches per year....

BII unveils scheme to get tougher on pubcos

23-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

The BII has unveiled details of a "strengthened" accreditation service for pub companies. Moves to improve its Benchmarking and Accreditation...

BBPA pub code: offering greater clarity

05-Nov-2009 By Brigid Simmonds

Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the British Beer & Pub Association, answers 14 questions on how its new code of practice will change the...

THE GUV'NOR

05-Apr-2007

Bernard Brindley The BII's code of practice benchmarking scheme is a real landmark, says the licensee of the White Lion in Pailton, Warwickshire As...