West Midlands

West Midlands Region

The region covers Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Derbyshire. The region has a committee of 7 regional officers, they are: chair/director, vice chair, secretary, training officer, communications officer, treasurer and regional officer. The region hosts 3 training days a year and these are usually in person in Birmingham. These cover a wide range of topics and are delivered by speakers from across all sectors including, Police, trade and licensing specialists.

Counties in the Region

Shropshire
Staffordshire
Herefordshire
Worcestershire
Warwickshire

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West Midlands Committee

Rachel Wallwork

Regional Chair

Matthew Burton

Vice Chair

David Etheridge

Communications Officer

Emma Rohomon

Secretary

Annie Bettison

Treasurer

Melanie Steadman

Regional Officer

Regional & National News

Institute of Licensing responds to government’s licensing framework review

The Institute of Licensing has published its formal response to the Government’s Call for Evidence on Reforming the Licensing Framework.

Dogs Trust urges government to introduce licensing regime for fireworks events to protect animal welfare

Dogs Trust has renewed its call for tighter controls on fireworks events, urging the UK government to introduce a mandatory...

Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty

Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs have signed a petition urging the chancellor to hike taxes on gambling companies.

Government to legislate on taxi licensing following national audit on child exploitation

The UK Government has confirmed it will introduce legislation to address concerns raised in the National Audit on Group-Based Child...

Regulator suspends licences over self-exclusion failures in adult gaming centres

The Gambling Commission has suspended multiple AGC operators for breaching mandatory self-exclusion rules.

Gambling Commission suspends two licences

Spribe OÜ and VGC Leeds Limited have both had their licences suspended with immediate effect.

Animal welfare bill advances unamended to final Lords stage

The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill has passed through committee stage in the House of Lords.

Councils invited to join deep dive sessions on regulatory burdens

DBT is inviting council officers to November’s Local Authority Regulatory Deep Dive meetings, covering topics such as licensing regulation.