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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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Team

Shawn Woodcock

Rachel Wallwork

Matthew Burton

David Etheridge

Emma Rohomon

Annie Bettison

Sarah Clover

Events

Acupuncture, Tattoo and Cosmetic Skin Piercing (ATP220525)

Online

22nd May 2025

Responsible Authority Licensing Training (RALT200525)

Online

20th May 2025

Large Events Conference (LEC250325)

Coventry Building Society Arena, Judds Ln, Coventry CV6 6GE, UK

25th Mar 2025

Professional Licensing Practitioners Qualification (PLPQ060525)

Online

6th May 2025

Regional & National News

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill – Update

A Bill to amend the Licensing Act 2003 so that licensing hours Orders can be made by negative resolution statutory...

Britain “working at pace to curb rising synthetic drugs threat” – Home Office

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper gave an update on the actions the government will take to protect young people from sexual...

Next steps to tackle child sexual exploitation

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper gave an update on the actions the government will take to protect young people from sexual...

New firearm licensing fees to increase by up to 157%

The Home Office has published its new fee structure for firearms licensing, with increases varying between 111% and 157% on...

IoL and LAPG supporting the National Pubwatch Conference 2025

The IoL and Local Alcohol Partnerships Group will be present at the 2025 National Pubwatch Conference which will be held...

IoL welcomes Paul Adams as Chief Executive

The Institute of Licensing is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Adams as its Chief Executive Officer.

Further calls for cosmetic treatment regulation to be enacted

The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners has called on the Government to enact legislation to regulate cosmetic treatments.

Walsall nightclub where customer was killed outside stripped of its licence

A nightclub in Walsall where a customer was killed outside has been forced to close its doors after we successfully...