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Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Previous | Next Check listOK, so these might not be the most glamorous sides to your business, but once you've got the opening night organised, the website built, the staff smiling and the gleaming kit ready and waiting in the kitchen, there are a few other boxes you simply have tick (you'll thank us in the end) Fees structure for new licensing regime announcedThe Government has published proposed fees for its controversial new liqour licensing system. Confusion over fees holds back councils' licensing reformsMany local authorities' policies on licensing reform are too vague, because councils still don't know what fees they will charge to fund the reforms, claim solicitors. Number of licensed premises in England and Wales, 1980-2004Premises licensed for the retail sale of intoxicating liquor, registered clubs and theatres in England and Wales, 1980-2004. DCMS licensing draft omits fee guidelinesThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) last week launched its long-awaited draft regulations for the Licensing Act 2003 - but again failed to document fee guidelines. Government publishes long-awaited consultation on licensing reformThe government today published its long-awaited consultation paper on the new licensing regulations, which was expected to appear last month. Dramatic licensingImplementation of the new Licensing Act for England and Wales creeps ever closer, and now is the time to start preparing your business. James Garner and Chris Druce report Over to youDo you understand the implications of the new licensing act? Now get your voice heard on licensingNow that the Cateys hangovers have faded, and the DJs and ballgowns are back at the hire shop, it's time to knuckle down to business again. And business, this week, means addressing the implications to your operation of next year's new Licensing Act.
Ireland does not need any new pub licences, says drinks industryIreland is not dominated by ‘superpubs’ or chains and does not require any more licences to be issued, concluded a survey of the market commissioned by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI). Dates named for licensing switchPub, bar and restaurant owners in England and Wales have just over six months to prepare their new licence applications, following last week's announcement from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Property Advice zoneKnow your licences Countdown starts to new licensing regime
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New licensing laws deemed impracticalA leading licensing expert has branded the UK's new licensing laws impractical and poorly constructed. Licensees wait for decision over feesThe Government has yet to release details of licensing fees for the Licensing Act 2003, despite the House of Lords decision to pass the guidance last week. Tough controls could stall UK casino boomA boom in UK casinos could be stalled by the Government's hardline approach to the incoming gaming laws, which place strict curbs on smaller casinos and the number of Las Vegas-style "super casinos" in the UK. Gambling law reforms more restrictive than expectedThe long-awaited overhaul of Britain’s gaming laws looks likely to be announced by the end of the year. Britainfaces battle over 48-hour weekLicensing reform in England and Wales has taken another step forward, with guidance for the 2003 licensing act receiving approval in the House of Commons last week.
Commons approves licensing guidanceLicensing reform in England and Wales has taken another step forward, with guidance for the 2003 licensing act receiving approval in the House of Commons last week.
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