Licenses

BBPA calls for industry to respond to licence fee consultation

04-Apr-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The British Beer & Pub Association is urging the industry to respond to the licensing fees consultation, which is set to close next Thursday (10 April).

Pub closure increase feared if Government introduces proposed licence fee hike

12-Mar-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

An increasing number of pubs could be forced to close if the Home Office’s proposal for locally-set licence fees is implemented, the Manchester Pub & Club Network has warned.

Councils urge Government to 'move quickly' over locally-set licence fees

10-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Councils have urged the Government to move quickly to let local authorities set their own licence fee levels for pubs, clubs and shops, saying that current rates are leaving them £1.5m short each month.

Get ahead of the game when it comes to EMROs and the late-night levy

24-Oct-2012 By Poppleston Allen

It has been more than two years since the Government announced plans to ‘rebalance the Licensing Act’. I sometimes wonder whether the continual drip feed of consultation papers, draft regulations and partial enactments is deliberate Government policy...

Law changes: lifting the bar on old rules

21-Jun-2010 By Peter Coulson

I read recently about a pub polling station, but there are strange prohibitions concerning the use of pubs for official business, says Peter Coulson.

PPL targets unlicensed pubs to increase revenue

18-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Despite pub closures hitting record numbers the organisation that collects money from venues that play recorded music has reported an 11 per cent...

Licensee fined hundreds over TV Licence

30-Apr-2009

Pubs have been warned to make sure they have a valid TV licence after a publican was hit with a hefty fine.Carol Tolley, of the Royal Oak in...

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27-Sep-2007

Deceased licence holder Q A colleague has died suddenly while on holiday. For some reason his wife was not named on the licence. What is the legal...

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19-Jul-2007

Trains and boats and planes Q Under the old licensing laws, certain moveable objects, such as boats and trains, gained exemption from licensing and...