by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Scala in Merthyr Tydfil was the subject of complaints, including a neighbouring snooker club claiming vibrations from noise were causing balls to move on tables. Wales Online reported that, a review of the premises licence by the council’s licensing committee saw...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Ben Larry died on May 6 last year after contracting a serious infection following tattoo work in a garden shed, an inquest heard. In a case widely reported, Ben Larry, from Middlebank Road, Ormesby, North Yorkshire, passed away on May 6 last year. An inquest at...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
AN UNLICENSED taxi driver, who was found to be illegally plying for hire in Reading, has been hit with fines and costs of £2,900 and given eight penalty points on his licence. Mr Saleem Raza, 63, of Cressingham Road, Reading, was found to be operating as a taxi driver...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
The government has published a consultation on the potential tax impacts of the Uber Britannia Limited v Sefton Borough Council High Court judgment that was handed down on 28 July 2023, and the Uber London Limited v Transport for London High Court judgment that was...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged Minister to ignore rebel MPs’ calls for selective licencing to be scrapped. According to reports, the LGA said agreeing to an amendment to the Renters Reform Bill, removing councils’ ability to designate selective...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
The EFRA Committee wants the Government to address the fact that more than half of the puppies entering the market come from unlicensed breeders, and is today calling for a list of licensed breeders to be made public, and a change in the licensing regulations so as to...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Gambling Commission has issued a statement relating to Statement of Licensing Policy reviews during a time then the Gambling Act is subject to reviews. The Commission’s Policy Manager and Lead, Rob Burkitt, said: “As required by the Gambling Act 2005...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Evidence of a licensed taxi driver breaking the licencing rules on more than one occasion, has led to the driver having his taxi licence to operate revoked by Tamworth Borough Council Licensing Committee, at a hearing on 28 March 2024. The hackney carriage licensed...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Scottish Government is taking action to improve the rights of tied pub tenants across the country. A new Scottish Pubs Code will enable eligible tied pub tenants to sell a guest beer from brands that have small production levels or switch to a market rate lease...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Apr 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Gambling Commission is reminding Licensing Authorities of the timescales for renewal of Licensing Policy Statements under the Gambling Act 2005. A message from the Commission states: ‘As required by the Gambling Act 2005 each Licensing Authority is required...
