by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Mar 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
A West Suffolk taxi driver who admitted showing a female passenger a weblink to a pornographic website has lost an appeal to drive an East Cambridgeshire licensed taxi or private hire vehicle. Marc Barnes, 57 of Wren Close, Brandon, Suffolk admitted engaging in...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Mar 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023 have been signed into law and will come into force from 6 April 2026. The legislation brings in a licensing scheme, setting strict rules to ensure that only private keepers who can provide zoo-level...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Mar 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Tewkesbury Borough Council has successfully prosecuted two individuals for offences relating to licensing and operating of private hire vehicles. On Monday, 18 March 2024, Gareth Casey, owner of Casey’s Transfers, pleaded guilty to operating a private hire vehicle...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Mar 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Kate Nicholls OBE will take over from previous Chair Daniel Davies who has served as National Chair since January 2015. Daniel Davies will step down after a record nine years as IoL Chair, during which time he has overseen significant development within the...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Mar 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
LGA has produced a policy paper which calls for greater regulation of shisha premises. The paper has two key asks of Government: first, for shisha premises to be brought within the scope of existing tobacco control strategies, as currently there is no reference to...
by louis@instituteoflicensing.org | Mar 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Government has committed to a consultation on the impacts of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC. In correspondence to the Institute, a spokesperson for the DfT said: “The Spring Budget document included a commitment that the...
