Legislation News – Page 36
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NewsEat Out to Help Out used 10.5m times in first week
Diners used the Eat Out to Help Out scheme more than 10.5m times in its first week, the Treasury has said.
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NewsLocal councils call for greater coronavirus closure measures on pubs and bars
Local councils should be given the right to close down pubs and other licensed premises who are ‘flouting’ the coronavirus safety guidelines, the Local Government Association has said.
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NewsPubs and restaurants forced to close as Aberdeen enters local lockdown
Pubs and restaurants will be forced to close in Aberdeen this week as a “significant outbreak” of the coronavirus will see the city enter local lockdown.
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NewsGreene King Premium, Urban and Venture Brands MD Karen Bosher: ‘It’s not our job to lecture people on healthy eating’
Although the Government may be adopting a nanny-state approach in its Obesity Strategy, it is not the responsibility of hospitality operators to determine the public’s eating habits, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsMinister confirms there are ‘no plans’ to shut pubs and restaurants in trade-off with school reopenings
Restaurants and pubs will not be required to close again when schools reopen in September, the Housing Secretary has confirmed.
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NewsReopening of bowling alleys postponed as PM pauses lockdown easing
The next wave of lockdown easing in England has been postponed for two weeks, the Prime Minister has announced today.
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NewsBBPA calls for VAT cut on beer as European Commission gives green light
The British Beer and Pub Association has called on Government to include beer in its VAT cut for pubs.
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NewsS.A. Brain CEO Alistair Darby: Industry must prove it’s not 'dirty, germ-ridden'
In classing hospitality behind non-essential retail in its reopening strategy, the Government has enabled the idea that pubs and restaurants are high-risk spaces to return to, S.A. Brain CEO Alistair Darby has said. Speaking as part of MCA’s The Conversation, Darby shared his frustration that delaying the sector’s reopening – hospitality spaces in Wales are still prohibited from opening inside until 3 August – has “created the idea in many people’s minds that pubs and restaurants are dangerous places to go.”
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NewsNational Food Strategy endorses Obesity Plan
“I am delighted to welcome the commitments the Government has made in the new Obesity Strategy,” Henry Dimbleby has declared in part one of his National Food Strategy for England. The Strategy – which is curated by Dimbleby alongside a panel of experts – highlighted that because of the pandemic, a course of action on obesity has never been more prevelant.
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NewsBBPA: Calorie labelling will harm pub recovery
Mandatory calorie labelling on food and alcohol will harm pubs and brewers as they attempt to recover from the coronavirus crisis, the British Beer and Pub Association has warned.
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NewsCalorie count requirement for large operators
The government has confirmed it plans to introduce legislation to require large restaurants, cafes and takeaways with more than 250 employees to provide calorie counts on labels and menus.
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NewsExtend insolvency act to save businesses - RSM
Vast swaths of consumer businesses face collapse unless Chancellor Rishi Sunak extends the insolvency legislation beyond September, RSM has warned.
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NewsCalories counts on menus under consideration
Restaurants could face new requirements for calorie counts on menus, under far-reaching proposals being considered by the government.
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NewsFace coverings mandatory when buying food or drink to takeaway
Face coverings will be mandatory when buying food or drink to takeaway from cafes and shops, new government guidance has confirmed.
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NewsGovernment guidance released for temporary alcohol licensing provisions
The Government has released details of its temporary alcohol off-sales permissions, expected to come info effect in the new Business and Planning Bill by the end of this month.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: ‘Mask rule about public perception, not science or logic’
The mandatory mask rule is primarily intended to “break down the taboo” of wearing them, and there are no plans to extend it beyond retail environments, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: High evidence threshold for local shutdowns
Local authority powers to shut down venues are “not as bad as they initially appeared”, Kate Nicholls, UK Hospitality CEO has said.
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NewsHospitality operators urged to provide non-smoking outdoor seating
Pubs, cafes and restaurants will be required to have both non-smoking and smoking sections in outdoor seating according to an amendment in the Business and Planning Bill.
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NewsLocal authorities given business closure powers
Local authorities have been given new powers to shut down pubs and restaurants if they’re seen to pose a ‘serious and imminent threat to public health’.
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NewsBowling alleys and live music venues get green light
Bowling alleys and live music venues will be allowed to open with social distancing from next month, but nightclubs will have to wait.