All Legislation articles – Page 48
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OpinionThe real prescription for a healthy pub
Breaking the beer tie means less investment, more pub closures and a vicious cycle of decline, not a virtuous circle of growth, argues David Forde, UK managing director of Heineken
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NewsCollyer: Brewers will be the biggest winners
Leading analyst Geof Collyer Deutsche Bank has said that brewers will be the biggest winners from yesterday’s vote against the beer tie, and said he would be surprised if more than 20% of pubs took up the market rent only option
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Gov.t accepts decision on MRO
The Government has accepted MPs’ decision to vote for a market rent only clause for tied tenants in the pubs code and will not seek to challenge it
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NewsAbolishing beer tie would be terrible news for pub-goers
Punch Taverns chairman Stephen Billingham has said that abolishing the beer tie would be terrible news for UK pub-goers
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Pubcos consider legal challenge over pub code
Punch Taverns, Enterprise Inns and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) will consider legal action if the vote by MPs to defy the government and break the beer tie is passed into law
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OpinionThe tie untied
And so it came down to just eight MPs. Decades of political wrangling about the legality and fairness of the beer tie ended with a slim Parliamentary majority of 15 voting to give pub tenants of the largest pubcos a ‘market rent only’ (MRO) option – thus freeing them from this historic and oft-abused mechanism.
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Wait goes on over personal licences
The pub trade is still awaiting clarification from the Home Office regarding the application forms that need to be completed to renew personal licences.
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NewsETI. Punch and analysts respond to pubs code decision
Enterprise Inns has said the inclusion of a Market Rent Only option in the pubs code “threatens to have serious unintended consequences for publicans and the industry at large”.
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MPs vote for market rent only option in pubs code
MPs have voted to include a market rent only option for tied tenants in the pubs code following a passionate debate in the House of Commons
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Government changes pubs code threshold to 350 tied outlets
The Government has said it is withdrawing its own amendment on the pubs code to change the threshold for inclusion in the enhanced code and leave the door open for a market-rent only option (MRO).
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Analysis & Insight
Action urged on “drunk sales”
A new report calls for a review of the legislation on ‘sales to drunks’ — which it claims is one of the most under-enforced laws on the statute books. But is it needed?
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Analysis & InsightSeeking to unify the retail voice
The eating and drinking out sector needs to speak with one voice if it is to get its message across to politicians and the public. So says Kate Nicholls, the new chief executive of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, who tells James Wallin about her vision for the ALMR
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Government publishes its amendment to pubs code
The Government has confirmed in an amendment this morning that it is overturning the earlier bid to remove family brewers from the pubs code.
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Swinson says family brewers shouldn't be removed from the code
Minister Jo Swinson has said family brewers shoud not be removed from the statutory pubs code but that some requirements should be moved from the core to the enhanced code.
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Food safety non-compliance could result in 18 months custody
Businesses serving food that fail to comply with food safety and hygiene laws could face a fine of 700% of their weekly income or 18 months in prison, under new proposals from the Sentencing Council
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LGA: Business rates should be set by councils
Local councils should be given powers to set their own levels of business rates, the Local Government Association (LGA) has proposed.
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Government pledges £50k to help communities buy their pub
Community Pubs Minister Kris Hopkins has announced £50,000 of extra funding for the Plunkett Foundation which runs a telephone support line for communities who fear their pub might be under threat.
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NewsPubs warned over April cigarette display law
Pubs have been warned to prepare for rules on displaying tobacco products which means from April they must not be on open display.
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Government says BID members shouldn't pay late-night levy
The Government has promised to amend its Business Improvement District (BID) guidance to local councils to encourage areas with the scheme to be exempt from introducing a late-night levy.
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NewsMPs table market rent only pubs code amendment
A new pubs code clause outlining a market rent only (MRO) option for tied tenants has been tabled and received cross party support.