Guidance

Trade bodies formulate repairs guidance

09-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality (UKH), have produced best practice guidance for the management of pub repairs and dilapidations.

Pubs code

Outraged campaigners claim pubs code 'still not ready'

23-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

Pubs code campaigners are outraged at the announced consultation into how the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) will investigate breaches of the code, claiming the legislation is still effectively ‘not ready’.

Government u-turn on pub closing times

21-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

New Government guidance has told councils they can consider zoning and staggering closing times, despite expressly advising against the policies 10 years earlier

Riots: Take advice from police and pubwatch

09-Aug-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has advised pubs to take advice from police and speak to their local pubwatch when dealing with the escalating rioting.

New guidance for pub ID checks

24-Feb-2011 By John Harrington

The Home Office has released guidance to help pubs and doorstaff spot and deal with ID that's used fraudulently to buy alcohol. The 44-page...

RICS pub valuation guide finalised

21-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published its final guidance on pub valuations, which offers some hope to tenants who feel they pay too much rent, although concerns have been raised about some sections.

World Cup pub crackdown

28-May-2010 By John Harrington

The Government has urged police to increase enforcement of pubs before and during the World Cup, the Morning Advertiser can reveal. Random and...

Smoke ban: councils need a soft approach

14-Jun-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Local councils are being advised to take a "softly- softly" approach to pubs that breach the smoking ban. A new guide for councils on enforcing the...

Guidance must not be secondary legislation - Peter Coulson

06-Jul-2006 By Peter Coulson

Recently, I have been reading a very good response to the Government's consultation on the Guidance to local authorities in respect of gaming....

Legal advice: LACORS and local authorities

13-Apr-2005

LACORS is helping local authorities to make sense of the reforms.By Piers Warne of thePublican.com's team of legal experts at London solicitors...

Legal advice: Advising the adviser

08-Apr-2005

Who is guiding the local authorities on the new licensing regime?By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors...

Guidance notes are far from simple

01-Apr-2004

It is a well known fact that whenever I leave the country, something important happens in licensing! I only have to get on a plane and the Government...

First draft of the Licensing Bill guidance examined

26-Feb-2003

by David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonThe government has now issued the first draft of...