All Legislation articles – Page 44
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NewsJack: Watering down the MRO option
Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Numis, has said the impact of the market rent only option being included in the pubs code appears to be declining.
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BBPA: MRO waivers positive but pubs code concerns remain
The British Beer & Pub Association has welcomed the Government’s pledge to legislate on waivers to the market rent only option element of the pubs code.
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Poster campaign to set out the law on sales to drunks
A new poster campaign to help raise awareness of the laws on buying alcohol for and selling alcohol to a drunken person has been launched today.
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NewsGovernment agrees exemptions to MRO element of pubs code
The Government has said it will introduce exemptions to the market rent only option element of the pubs code for pubcos willing to make “significant investments” and also to “genuine franchise agreements”.
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ALMR to be UK voice of hospitality in Europe
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has been selected as the UK representative to HOTREC, the umbrella association for hospitality businesses across Europe.
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NewsHouse of Lords calls on Government to introduce minimum pricing
The House of Lords has recommended tighter regulation on the consumption of alcohol, including introducing minimum unit pricing, a variable tax rate in line with alcoholic strength and mandatory rules on alcohol labelling.
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Probe launched into use of online review sites
A Government watchdog has launched a review into the impact of online review websites such as TripAdvisor.
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NewsALMR forms partnership with Westminster council
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailer has partnered with Westminster City Council to provide advice on food policy to its members.
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Majority of firms support locally-set business rates
More than two-thirds of UK businesses agree that councils should be able to set business rates locally, a national poll has revealed.
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Hospitality sector dominant user of zero-hour contracts
There are more people working on zero hour contracts in the hospitality sector than any other industry with 53% of companies making use of transitional and seasonal staff working on no guaranteed hour contracts
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NewsHome Office rules out locally-set licence fees
The Government has decided not to introduce locally-set licensing fees, one year after launching a consultation on the move
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PICAS ‘is working’, Luff insists
Pub industry self-regulation is not dead — far from it. That is the message from Pub Governing Body (PGB) chairman Sir Peter Luff MP following the publication of the PICA-Service (PICAS) annual report.
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Half of diners concerned about food safety
More than half (51%) of diners are ‘fairly’ or ‘very’ concerned about food safety in UK restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways, a report by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found
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NewsReport claims over 1,000 pubs saved by beer duty cut
A new report has estimated 1,047 additional pubs would have closed if the Government had not scrapped the beer duty escalator and cut beer duty in 2013 and 2014.
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Hospitality firms who failed to pay minimum wage named
Employers who failed to pay their workers, including a number of hospitality businesses have been named and shamed by the Government.
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Government urged to increase minimum wage by 3%
The Government has been urged to increase the minimum wage by 3%.
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Top police officer says alcohol crimes must be recorded
The UK’s top policeman on alcohol and licensing has called for the introduction of a mandatory ‘alcohol flag’ system across all police forces, meaning officers would be required to highlight all crimes that are alcohol-related.
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Punch: Honest hosts criminalised
Punch Taverns director Andy Slee urged local authorities to stop “criminalising honest licensees” after one of the pubco’s tenants was hit with extra licence conditions for failing a test purchase.
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Calls for improvements to licensing training for police
A police licensing officer has called for the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to introduce a national framework for training in licensing, after claiming officers are forced to resolve issues based on “trial and error — and mainly error” due to lack of support.
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PPL took 230 venues to court in 2014
Music licensing body PPL took 230 cases to the High Court in 2013-14 as the music industry ramped up efforts to protect its intellectual property rights.