11-Oct-2007
Fewer pubs served under-18s during the summer sting campaign than in previous years
Home Office set to spend £10m on sensible-drinking ads
13-Sep-2007
The Home Office is to spend £10m a year on the "next generation" of ad campaigns to promote sensible drinking. Three advertising agencies have been...
05-Sep-2007
The Home Office is set to spend £10m a year on the "next generation" of ad campaigns to promote sensible drinking. Three advertising agencies have...
31-Aug-2007
BBPA writes to the Home Office in support of calls for tougher action against thugs who attack pub staff
No positive reforms in heart of darkness
01-Aug-2007
It is little wonder that the licensed trade finds itself in a state of confusion over its future in the current political and legal climate. The new...
16-Jul-2007 By Ewan Turney
Trade leaders have urged the Government to review the need for Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs). Four trade bodies - Wine and Spirit Trade Association,...
Mixed messages on underage drinking
28-Jun-2007
It seems abundantly clear to me that the Home Office did not want to lose licensing when Tony Blair sprang that surprise switch to the Department for...
14-Jun-2007 By Ewan Turney
Early indications from the Tackling Underage Sales sting campaign show pubs are performing well. Home Office statistics revealed that the failure...
08-Jun-2007
The Home Office, police and BII have agreed a joint approach to develop the highly successful Best Bar None initiative. The scheme will come under...
BII to put Best Bar None on national stage
08-Jun-2007
A new move to put the Best Bar None (BBN) scheme on a national stage is being spearheaded by the BII. Together with the Home Office and Greater...
07-Jun-2007 By Ewan Turney
Councils and police will get new powers to close problem pubs for almost half a year under latest Government plans to fight antisocial behaviour. The...
Chase thugs not staff, says pub boss
12-Apr-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
McMullen boss Peter Furness-Smith has been left fuming with the response he received from a strongly worded letter to the Home Office about...
McMullen's hits out at Home Office response
12-Apr-2007
McMullen's HAS hit out at the Home Office, claiming its approach to pubs is both "counter-productive" and "misguided". Peter Furness-Smith, the...
ADZs slammed as 'too bureaucratic'
05-Apr-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Trade leaders and a senior police officer have said they believe alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) will prove "too bureaucratic" to implement. The Home...
Councils told to get tough on off-trade
08-Feb-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Councils are to be urged to get tough on supermarkets and off-licences that sell alcohol cheaply in a second national strategy to combat...
08-Feb-2007 By John Harrington
Councils are to be urged to get tough on supermarkets and off-licences that sell alcohol cheaply in a second national strategy to combat...
Door staff sign petition to fight SIA licence hike
08-Feb-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Hundreds of door staff have registered their anger at the 29% hike in door-staff licences by signing a petition that will be sent to Prime Minister...
Rise in licence fees 'may deter new door staff'
11-Jan-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Trade bodies and door supervisors fear plans for a 29% hike in door staff licences could deter people from starting the job. The Security Industry...
Shops get ADZ charge let-off
30-Nov-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Many shops and off-licences could be exempt from charges in an alcohol disorder zone (ADZ). All licensed venues that shut on or before the time...
The GUV'NOR
16-Nov-2006
Dave Daly A hike in tax on alcohol will only lead to increased drug-taking, says the licensee of Cahoots in Blackpool On the back of banning smoking...
Fewer than one in 10 problem sites are pubs
13-Nov-2006
Fewer than one in 10 of licensed premises announced as facing review as a result of the new Licensing Act are pubs. Home Office figures released...
Home Office denies fingerprinting scheme
26-Oct-2006
The Home Office has refuted claims that licensees across the country could be forced to adopt fingerprint security on the door.Licensees were left...
Home Office minister praises pub trade
13-Oct-2006
The industry has been making good progress tackling under-age sales despite the latest test purchasing stall, according to Home Office minister...
06-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A Home Office report has found 93% of 10 to 15-year-olds surveyed said they had been able to buy alcohol in pubs. However, it is not clear what...
BBPA awaits response from government on World Cup precautions
01-Jun-2006
The government has failed to respond to calls from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) to act as a "matter of urgency" over outdoor events...
BBPA calls for action over World Cup events
26-May-2006
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the government to act as a "matter or urgency" to ensure a safe environment during the...
09-Mar-2006 By John Harrington
A new and long-awaited draft code of conduct for sting operations - leaked to the Morning Advertiser - says children should not lie about their age,...
BEDA chief in call for even-handed policing
05-Jan-2006 By Lucy Britner
A trade leader is asking the Home Office to step in over inconsistent and unfair policing around the country. Some police forces have adopted the...
Trade: circuit hot spots are not 'representative' Licensing
22-Sep-2005
by Ewan Turney The Home Office has chosen five notorious circuit-drinking hot spots as the basis of its review of the impact of the Licensing Act on...
'Confused' trade unites over ADZs
01-Sep-2005
The licensed trade has repeated its calls for a serious rethink of alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) as the government draws up the final details of the...
Plea for Blears to dump 'daft' ADZs
01-Sep-2005
Eleven trade bodies unite to call for an end to the Home Office's plans for the 'unworkable zones by John Harrington Trade bodies have written a...
Home Office denies summer disorder crackdown
22-Jun-2005
The Home Office has denied reports that it plans to extend last summer's crackdown on alcohol-related disorder nationwide.Instead, it is being left...
No PASS scheme set to ease problems with ID
14-Apr-2005
by John Harrington Pub staff will soon be given extra help in identifying under-18s, and locating fake IDs, under a new initiative. The "No PASS,...
None of us desire a police state
14-Apr-2005
If you pick apart the latest Home Office initiative on the issue of penalty notices for selling to someone who is drunk, it does not make too much...
Minister blames pubs, not SIA, for doorstaff licence chaos
07-Apr-2005
Home Office minister Hazel Blears has blamed the pub industry for the crisis over unlicensed doorstaff. Ms Blears (pictured) was responding to...
Latest blitz finds pubs still selling to under-18s
07-Apr-2005
A higher proportion of pubs sold to under-18s during the latest Home Office crackdown, according to early figures released this week.A large number...
BBPA promo code will be another two months
10-Mar-2005
by Tony Halstead The trade is facing yet more delays in the publication of the long-awaited Code of Practice on drinks promotions. It is now more...
Blears gets personal in drinks advice to Blair
16-Dec-2004
by The PMA Team Home Office minister Hazel Blears has sent Prime Minister Tony Blair a plan that outlines 39 steps the industry and Govern-ment...
Trade unites against Ofbooze' regulators
09-Dec-2004
Officials would rank pubs on social responsibility' by Dizziana Rossi The Home Office wants pubs and drinks companies to fund a new regulatory body...
New call for pubcos to fund more police
02-Dec-2004
The issue of paid-for policing has raised its head again with former Home Office minister John Denham claiming that pub chains should pay for extra...
Legal advice: What's on the cards?
11-Nov-2004
The idea of an identity card combining passport and driving licence has been dropped but the scheme still promises to be a fool-proof age check.By...
Pubs set for pre-Christmas crackdown
09-Nov-2004
The Home Office will target pubs in a Christmas crackdown to tackle drink-fuelled disorder and underage drinking.The crackdown in town centres across...
Legal advice: Summer blitz on alcohol-related crime
13-Oct-2004
By thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.The summer campaign on alcohol-related crime was heralded as a...
Under 18s crackdown promised
23-Sep-2004
by John Harrington The Home Office has promised tough action against irresponsible pub and club operators following the "horrific" results of the...
Government's alcohol blitz comes to an end
02-Sep-2004
The Home Office's blitz on alcohol-related crime has come to an end, but police forces around the country are pledging to continue the battle.During...
Home Office pushes century old legislation
23-Jun-2004
The Home Office is proving irresponsible drinking is far from a new phenomenon by urging police to enforce a law that is more than a century...
Legal advice: Identity cards and the pub trade
06-May-2004
How the national identity card scheme can benefit the licensed trade.By David Clifton and Kathryn Dowsett of thePublican.com's team of legal experts...
Home Office drink-related crime figures contradiction
06-May-2004
The latest Home Office figures which link nearly half of all serious assaults to drink have been contradicted in separate Home Office reports.Crime...
John Grogan's view
18-Mar-2004
The MP for Selby says Richard Caborn is the trade's best ally When David Blunkett became Home Secretary in 2001, he got rid of some peripheral...
Support appears to drop for national ID cards
25-Jun-2003
Moves towards a national ID card scheme may be delayed to allow the government to carry out more research into public opinion.The hold-up means that...
