by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Aug 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Private hire drivers in Wolverhampton are now required to keep livery signage off doors, under new rules to combat fake taxis. City of Wolverhampton Council aims to prevent the impersonation of private hire vehicles by people printing imitation signs and operating as...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Aug 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
A pub in Surrey could have its licence suspended after police found bags of cocaine and an amount of cash on the premises. The BBC reported that Surrey Police requested the removal of the designated premises supervisor of The Marquis of Granby, in Redhill, and the...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Aug 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Havering Council’s licensing and trading standards teams have been out across the borough to prevent local retailers selling age-restricted products such as vapes and tobacco to young people aged under 18. The teams visited eight different premises in Hornchurch,...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Aug 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Monday 29 July, the Government will lay before Parliament the secondary legislation to bring the Code of Practice and Tipping Act into force from Tuesday 01 October 2024. Taken from the draft Code: The Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Aug 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
This statistical release presents information on taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) in England as at 1 April 2024. This includes PHV operators and drivers who use app-based technology. However, we are not able to disaggregate which drivers are using these apps in...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Jul 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Businesses in the sector had a total turnover of £24.6bn in 2023, compared to £22.3bn in 2022. The statistics are for the food and drink supply chain, which contains manufacturing and packaging, agriculture and fishing, retail and wholesale, and non-residential...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Jul 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Gambling Commission has launched a new gambling survey which, it said, “is set to become one of the largest in the world and establish a new baseline for understanding gambling behaviour in Britain.” The first annual report of the Gambling Survey for...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Jul 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
An HMRC consultation is ending on 8 August 2024, on the VAT implications of court judgements that propose abolishing the current licensing system, which differentiates between Taxis and PHVs, and moving to a single-tier system. Background The government has published...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Off-licence revocation Following an application by Trading Standards for a review of the licence the Wrexham Council’s Licensing Sub Committee revoked the alcohol licence for Wrexham Lifestyle at 106 Rhosddu Road. The shop has long been associated with sales of...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Jul 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Crown Court quash caravan park licence conviction in Wyldecrest Park Management v. Bristol City Council. Reporting on the case, Bristol Live said that the Crown Court found the city council first refused to issue a new licence to the company and then, according to the...
