Legislation News – Page 28
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NewsGovernment accused of siding with landlords in pubs code review
The government has been accused of siding with pub landlords over tenants in its pubs code review completed last month, The Times reports. Business secretary Alok Sharma has been told by group’s representing about 7,000 tenants that the review “promised so much and delivered so little,” leaving publicans exposed to the impacts of the coronavirus crisis. Responding to the evaluation last month, British Beer and Pub Association CEO Emma McClarkin praised the government’s recognition that the code doesn’t require fundamental changes.
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NewsScottish government fails to provide evidence for hospitality restrictions
The Scottish government has failed to respond to a freedom of information request asking for the evidence on which its hospitality restrictions have been based.
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News‘This is sheer madness’: sector reacts to London lockdown
Idiotic. Catastrophic. Devastating. Just some of the words used to describe the decision to move London into tier three, resulting in another de facto lockdown for the capital’s hospitality venues. Having spent hundreds of thousands of pounds preparing for Christmas, the anger was understandable and palpable, with large parts of ...
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NewsTier 3 confirmed for London
Thousands of pubs, bars and restaurants in London will be forced to close as the capital is set to move into tier 3 imminently, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.
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NewsWales faces full lockdown
Wales will go into full lockdown after Christmas if coronavirus case numbers fail to drop, Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford has warned.
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NewsHugh Osmond: ‘Curtains for most operators without rent arrears write-off'
Thousands of pubs and restaurants will collapse unless the bulk of their rent arrears are permanently written off, Hugh Osmond has said.
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NewsParliamentary group formed to support late-night businesses
A group of cross-party MPs and peers have formed an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the night-time economy.
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NewsEviction moratorium extended
The eviction moratorium on commercial property tenants has been extended until the end of March 2021.
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NewsScottish tiering shift “bitter sweet” for hospitality
Nicola Sturgeon’s latest tiering review has been described as “bitter sweet”, and “not […] enough to help an industry in crisis,” with thousands of Scottish businesses still unable to open for the Christmas period.
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NewsVaccine card could ‘unlock lives and economy,’ says minister
People who have received the coronavirus vaccine will be given a card to “unlock” their lives and the economy, foreign office minister James Cleverly has said.
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NewsBirmingham judicial review postponed
Birmingham restaurant owner Sam Morgan has postponed plans to launch a legal challenge against the government’s tier 3 restrictions.
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NewsOfficials accused of ‘intimidation’ over enforcement of pub rules
Police have been accused of “overzealous” enforcement of tier 2 restrictions in pubs, with landlords reporting officers arguing over “substantial meal” regulations and throwing out customers after they finished eating.
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NewsBirmingham operator to launch judicial review against government tier 3 closure
Birmingham restaurant owner Sam Morgan is set to launch a judicial review against the government, claiming it has failed to provide adequate evidence to support the closure of hospitality in tier 3 areas. Morgan, who owns restaurant concept Craft and Eight, is representing 256 businesses, mostly from the Birmingham region, under the new lobbying group ‘Birmingham Hospitality Group.’
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NewsUKH calls for new sector support fund following Tesco grant repayment
UK Hospitality has called on the government to establish a Hospitality and Tourism Recovery Fund to support businesses without grant support and at risk of closure.
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NewsIndustry to stage second HospoDemo next week
Workers from across the hospitality industry are expected to converge once again on Parliament Square next week in a second peaceful demonstration against government restrictions and lack of support.
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NewsPub grant ‘not enough’
A one-off grant of £1,000 for wet-led pubs forced to close because of coronavirus has been criticised for not doing enough to support pubs through winter.
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NewsScotch egg counts as ‘substantial meal’
Pub operators entering tier 2 face further confusion about the definition of a “substantial meal” after cabinet minister George Eustice suggested a Scotch egg could count.
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NewsPubs and restaurants in Wales face 6pm curfew and ban on selling alcohol
Pubs and restaurants in Wales will face a 6pm curfew and complete ban on selling alcohol from 4 December, first minister Mark Drakeford has announced.
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NewsNo drinking after meal
Customers visiting pubs in tier 2 regions will have to leave when they finish eating, a government source has confirmed.
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NewsSAGE ‘ignored findings on transmission’
Government scientists ignored their own findings on ‘low’ coronavirus infection rates – and ordered pubs and restaurants to close anyway, critics have claimed.