Mandatory Code

Warning as mandatory code part two nears

24-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

A trade group has issued a reminder to licensees to be ready for the next stage of the mandatory code on alcohol sales. The second stage of the...

Part of mandatory alcohol code set to be 'axed'

28-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney

The second part of the controversial mandatory alcohol retailing code is set to be scrapped — but the pay off will be new late night levy.

Last-ditch opposition to mandatory code dismissed

16-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore

A peer's last-ditch attempt to convince the government its "draconian" mandatory code of practice is unnecessary failed in Parliament yesterday....

Peer to mount last-ditch attack on mandatory code

12-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore

A Liberal Democrat peer is set to make a last-ditch attempt to force the government to re-think its plans for a mandatory code on alcohol. Lord...

Trade savages "lop-sided" and "farcical" code

19-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore

Trade leaders have attacked the final details of the government's mandatory code of practice, arguing it is "lop-sided" and "farcical". The code...

Bid to stop national conditions in mandatory code fails

14-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore

Efforts to stop the government introducing blanket national conditions covering the sale of alcohol appear to have failed, but the new laws will not...

Mandelson praised by trade chief over potential code delay

25-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

BII chief executive Neil Robertson has praised Business Secretary Lord Mandelson for attempting to delay the introduction of the mandatory code of...

Government shelves mandatory code

17-Sep-2009 By Tamara Sender, M&C Report

The Government is to shelve the mandatory code on alcohol retailing as part of a clear out of "anti-business" measures. Lord Mandelson, the business...

Mandatory code looks set for major delay

17-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore

The government looks set to delay the introduction of its controversial mandatory code of practice until after April 2011, according to reports this...

BII members brand mandatory code a mistake

06-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

The BII has formally hit out at the government's plans to introduce a mandatory code of practice on responsible retailing. In its response to the...

Still no licensees at mandatory code meetings

10-Jul-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

More than half of the places at government-run meetings about its controversial plans to introduce a mandatory code of practice have been left empty....

Peer: mandatory code will stigmatise pubs

05-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney

The mandatory code on alcohol is "potentially punitive" and will "stigmatise" well run pubs, according to one Peer. Pubs received welcome support...

ALMR lashes out at 'arrogant' Government

13-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

The Government is "arrogant and out of touch" for pressing ahead with a mandatory code on alcohol retailing, say trade bosses.

Gov denies plans to drop alcohol code

23-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

The Government has denied that it is about to dump a raft of new laws, including the mandatory code on alcohol, to ease the burden on struggling...

Code risks shutting responsible pubs too

16-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

The burden of a mandatory code on alcohol retailing would close some responsible outlets, says a top Tory MP.

Westminster council slams mandatory code

13-Feb-2009 By John Harrington

Government plans to restrict how licensees sell alcohol are unnecessary and could be unworkable, according to a senior Westminster Council official....

BBPA slams mandatory code over pub job losses

27-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

The suggestion that the closure of pubs and loss of jobs in the industry is a price worth paying for a 1% drop in alcohol consumption is "quite offensive", says BBPA.

Pub crisis: 39 close every week

19-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Pubs are now closing at the rate of six every day and more will follow if the Government presses ahead with plans for a mandatory code on alcohol...

Mandatory code based on KPMG report

14-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

The Government's proposed mandatory code — set to cost the industry over a whopping £160m — is largely based on the KPMG report widely...

Training staff under new code could cost drinks trade £151m

13-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore

Extra training of pub staff, as part of a mandatory code of practice, could cost the drinks trade between £37.7m and £151m in its first year,...

Pub promotions clampdown confirmed in Queen's Speech

03-Dec-2008 By James Wilmore

Licensees are facing the prospect of another new raft of tough measures after government plans for a new mandatory code of practice for the drinks...