Legislation News – Page 101
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Jowsey: pubco code would hit investments
New entrants to the trade and investments in pubs will be the hardest hit by a statutory code and adjudicator, says Star Pubs & Bars trading director Chris Jowsey
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Community right-to-bid status on 67 pubs
Sixty seven pubs have so far been added to the list of “assets of community value”, whereby new restrictions are added to their sale
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JDW pubs gain top hygiene scores
JD Wetherspoon says 85% of its eligible pubs have gained the maximum five star rating in the Scores on the Doors scheme
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CAMRA admits error in pub tenant earnings figures
CAMRA had admitted a “classification error” in its pub tenant earnings data, which revealed three in five licensees tied to large pubcos earn less than £10,000 a year
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Vianet 'would take legal action' on pubco plan
Executive chairman James Dickson says Vianet would have “no choice” but to take legal action if the current proposals go through, although he doubted that they would
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More councils eye late-night levy
Liverpool, Gloucester and Chelmsford among the local authorities looking to consulat on the proposal
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Publicans 'must have confidence in conciliation service'
Publicans need to have confidence that outcomes of the Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICAS) will be enforced, MPs have been told
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BII chair: publicans should decide if they want to be tied
Bernard Brindley has said publicans should be able to decide whether or not they want to be tied when he spoke to MPs
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Simmonds defends pubco self regulation to MPs
British Beer and Pub Association chief executive Brigid Simmonds has defended industry efforts to self-regulate after coming under fire from a committee of influential MPs today
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Vianet would challenge pubco code; FY leisure revenue falls
Vianet says it would challenge proposals for a statutory pubco code “as forcibly as necessary” and warned of the “detrimental” effect of the plan on its business
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Britvic/Barr merger given provisional clearance
The Competition Commission has given provisional clearance for the merger of Britvic and AG Barr, saying it provisionally believes this would not result in a substantial lessening of competition
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BHA urges Government help for sector
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has outlined four key areas on which the Government should act to help the hospitality and tourism industry
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Sector pledges 30k more jobs for young people
A number of companies in the hospitality and tourism sector including Whitbread and SSP have between them pledges to create a further 30,000 new jobs for young people by 2015
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Tuppen challenges CAMRA on tenant earnings
Enterprise Inns CEO has refuted CAMRA’s assertion that 84% of licensees tied to the big pubcos earn less than £15,000 a year
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HMRC seizes more untaxed beer
The amount of untaxed beer seized by authorities increased by 6.2% in the past year, Treasury Minister Sajid Javid has told Parliament.
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£250m fund unveiled for communities to buy pubs and other assets
Communities will be able to access grants and loans worth £250m over the next 10 years to buy pubs and other “community assets”
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Beer duty stamps 'still on agenda'
A decision on the introduction of fiscal stamps on beer bottles is with ministers, with a verdict expected as early as late June
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MPs to quiz pub trade on tenanted code
BBPA, BII and ALMR will be among those presenting their views on the statutory code and adjudicator for tenanted and leased pubcos
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Pubcos under fire at rally in Parliament
Large pubcos received heavy criticism from MPs and campaigners about their treatment of tenants during a rally in the House of Commons last night
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Rates appeal backlog for pubs
More than 5,000 publicans are waiting for their 2010 appeal cases to be heard